If you’ve lived in Anchorage for a while, and think winter used to feel different, you’re not crazy, said Anchorage-based climate researcher Brian Brettschneider.
“Anchorage is warmer than it used to be, and we actually get more snow in the core winter months — December, January, February,” Brettschneider said. “But then less snow in the shoulder months — October, November, March and April — and we get more rain in those months.”
Seven years ago, Brettschneider was part of a team of climate investigators helping to develop the city’s climate action plan under former Mayor Ethan Berkowitz. He said changing winter patterns have created what he calls the “worst of both worlds” for city services…