Alaska's Snowiest Day Exposes Failures in School Closures and Road Safety
Last week, a major snowstorm hit Thompson Pass in Alaska, resulting in a staggering 6 feet of snowfall in less than a day. This snowfall is just shy of the current record of 6 feet, 6 inches that was reported in 1963. Climatologist Brian Brettschneider is investigating the validity of the 1963 record and plans to resubmit it to the climate extremes committee, hoping to bring the national record back to Alaska.