January 10, 2012
Are you tired of the unusually warm winter we are having? Do you miss having snow to play in and snowstorms to close schools? If you are, you’re in good company. Most of the U.S. is experiencing warmer-than-average temperatures this winter.
That is, unless you live in Cordova, Alaska. They had to call in the National Guard this week to help them dig out of a record-setting weather event that has dumped more than 18-feet of snow on the Prince William Sound community in the past few weeks. The latest storm has caused roofs to collapse, trapped people in their homes, and triggered avalanches.
People who live in Cordova are used to snow, of course, but they have never seen anything like this. Most people who live in areas at risk of avalanches have moved in with friends for the time being, and the town is setting up a pet shelter.
Can you imagine 18-feet of snow? Picture four fifth graders, standing on each others’ shoulders, one on top of the other. That is about the height of the snow that has fallen this month in Cordova!
Photo: Kate Herring
Posted by: Seymour Simon
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