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Correction: Alaska-Glacial Flooding story

Aug 14, 2025, 4:22 PM

In a story published Aug. 14, 2025, about glacial flooding in Alaska, The Associated Press erroneously reported the last name of Juneau’s engineering and public works deputy director. His name is Nate Rumsey, not Ramsey.

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