Retreating Yukon glacier makes river disappear

This change to the water is actually a return to what existed 350 years ago. The water from the glacier is now flowing south to the Pacific Ocean rather than north to the Bering Sea via Kluane Lake, Kluane River, Donjek River, White River and the Yukon River.

A research paper by the University of Alberta predicted this 10 years ago: https://www.ualberta.ca/~areyes/BertoPage/Publications_files/QR_kluanelake.pdf