The Weather Leaves Cordova, Alaska Struggling With 18 Feet Of Snow Fall

I'm starting to think global warming is actually a scam.  Their all like "our temperature keeps rising and we're not seeing enough snow fall!"  But the population of Cordova, Alaska is all like "whatevs!"  They're seeing so much snow, we're having to call in the troops like it's Iraq!

The National Guard troops are literally digging the town out from under snow.  I don't mean a little snow, drifts reaching the tops of houses 12-14ft high!  Such a massive amount of snow it's actually caving in house roofs and leaving people stuck in their houses.

The National Guard reports that the town has seen roughly 18 feet of snowfall over the past 2 weeks and is seemingly blanketed in the snow and ice. (Huffington Post)

There's nowhere to go with the snow because it's piled up so high," said Wendy Rainney, who owns the Orca Adventure Lodge. A storage building for the lodge – which offers fishing trips, hiking, kayaking and glacier tours – partially collapsed under the weight of the snow, she said.

The snow fall is an amount that is almost impossible for any city to prepare for or handle.

At least 3 buildings have collapsed, roofs are caving in, homes that now have a questionable structural stability to say the least after this massive down pour of snow.

The Red Cross and others have stepped in to help the community with a population of roughly 2,000 people.  And it seems to be never ending for the unfortunate people that live there.

An avalanche brought snow and debris down on a section of the Copper River Highway, the 12-mile link from the town to the local airport. State transportation officials said a secondary road was opened to two-lane traffic while crews cleared the highway Sunday.

Another storm that started Saturday also brought rain, which soaked into the snow, weighing it down.

Classes were to begin later than usual Monday, but officials said students should go only if parents are comfortable with them venturing out.

I think the lesson to be learned here is, don't move to Alaska.  Nothing against the state or the people there, but snow sucks!