We’re well beyond the need for medication, folks. TP’s Rebecca Leber is out in La La Land
(ThinkProgress Green) It’s been a strange winter, thanks to climate change. While many cities on the mainland U.S. have experienced record-high temperatures, Alaska has braced an unusual barrage of snowfall — so much that the towns can hardly handle the snowy load.
The National Guard estimates more than 18 feet of snow has fallen the past few weeks, and the drifts can measure 12 to 14 feet high. The Associated Press reports:…(snip for the AP excerpt)
While Cordova, Alaska is familiar with snow, the snow dump fueled by climate change has immobilized the city. Thankfully there have been no injuries but like Cordova resident Wendy Rainney told the AP, “This is more quantity than can be handled.â€
Got that? Massive amounts of snow can’t be due to nature, or the current cooling trend. No, it has to be because someone dared to use their ice maker.
