All schools in Anchorage and the Mat-Su Borough are closed Wednesday due to slick roads across the region, as snowfall continues. “This is the heaviest snowfall the Anchorage area has seen in over 20 years,” said state Department of Transportation spokesman Justin Shelby. “Our crews are keeping up as best they can.”

On another year, Christy might just now be finishing up the harvest. But today, the only flowers left from this season are stored in a walk-in cooler.

The state's small farms are booming amid longer growing seasons and thriving farmers markets. But climate change has also made for less predictable weather.

10-15 13 Too wet for food preservation - Elim, Alaska, USA