What a ‘Godzilla’ El Niño could mean for snow across Alaska this winter

Termination dust powders the Juneau Ridge on Oct. 14, 2026, marking the change in season. (Photo by Alix Soliman/KTOO)
As a potentially historic El Niño heats up, snow predictions across Alaska this winter are “unfortunate.” That’s according to Brian Brettschneider, a senior climate scientist with the National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center in Anchorage.
“Strong El Niño winters are terrible for snow. Not every one, but most of them,” he said