As Anchorage recovers from back-to-back storms, another is on its way

After longest snow closure ever, Anchorage School District weighs how to make up lost time Email not displaying correctly? [View the web version]( [Anchorage Daily News]( Support independent reporting on what Alaskans care about most. [Subscribe today.]( Good afternoon. It’s Tuesday, December 13. In today's newsletter: - Anchorage is still recovering from two storms that blanketed the city in more than 3 feet of snow, but more wintry weather in the forecast brings the potential for more chaos. - After the snowstorms closed Anchorage schools for an unprecedented fourth day in a row, school district officials must decide how to adjust the calendar going forward. - Communities along the Arctic coastline have reported hundreds of starving seabirds over the past six years that usually eat plankton, krill or fish, but appear to have had difficulty finding sufficient food. In the 1950s, a network of civilian sleeper agents ran across Alaska, unbeknownst to the public. This was Operation Washtub, a program developed amid Cold War fears of Soviet aggression. Though conceived with the best intentions, [historian David Reamer explains]( how the program collapsed within a decade, overcome by multiple farces and an inability to prove its worth. 🌨️ Anchorage weather It's snowing and cloudy today with a high of 23 degrees. Wednesday calls for more snow and hazardous weather conditions. Temperatures will rise into the low 30s before dropping into the teens later this week. Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today. — Megan Pacer, mpacer@adn.com [As Anchorage digs out from 2nd major storm, another is coming - maybe bringing rain ]( [Anchorage struggles to dig out from 2nd major storm - with another on the way]( City officials have been [racing to add capacity for plowing]( and hauling away an exceptional volume of snow. Another storm was predicted to arrive Wednesday, bringing conditions that could exacerbate already challenging roads. 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