Bummer: Snow is allegedly disappearing too fast in the Arctic spring, and it's allegedly sticking around too long in Anchorage and Alberta

As Arctic Ice Melts, So Does The Snow, And Quickly : NPR

A study by Canadian researchers finds that springtime snow is melting away even faster than Arctic ice. That also has profound implications for the Earth's climate.

August 2012: Alaska's Largest City Sees Fourth Chilliest July in History | Alaska Dispatch

Alan Czajkowski, director for maintenance and operations with municipality of Anchorage said bulldozers have been going to different snow pile sites around the city to move the snow around in an effort to help it melt faster. He's doubtful the snow will be gone by the end of summer.

Flashback: Try this argument at your next town hall meeting: We all need to change our lifestyles so that CO2 quits overheating the planet so much that ground squirrels hibernate too long because of too much late-spring snowfall