After heavy rain, Alaska officials say they've never seen an avalanche this large touch a road
Source: Anchorage Daily News
A massive pile of avalanche debris kept the Richardson Highway closed on Monday, and officials were reluctant to offer any forecast on when the only road into Valdez would reopen.
... Valdez city officials have consistently said they expect the highway to be closed "for at least one week, but very possibly longer," according to city spokeswoman Sheri Pierce. The Alaska Department of Transportation had been more optimistic, saying on Sunday it could be re-opened as early as Tuesday. But a flyover Monday showed the scale of the dammed water, Coffey said, and the state said simply the road was closed "until further notice."
... The avalanche debris field in the canyon is estimated to be 100 feet tall and between 1,000 feet and 1,500 feet long.
... The river is typically frozen at this time of year, officials said. But with heavy rains and unseasonably warm weather for January, it has been moving at about a third of its normal summer flow.
Read more: http://www.adn.com/2014/01/27/3293690/highway-to-valdez-to-be-closed.html
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so that proves there isn't any climate change! right? right?
must I add 
that disproves beyond doubt that the earth is getting warmer.
Good thing the oceans aren't rising, huh?