Making race history with his sixth Iditarod Championship Nome, Alaska – Veteran musher Dallas Seavey of Talkeetna, Alaska, crossed the finish line of the 52nd running of the Iditarod in Nome at 5:16 p.m. Wednesday, claiming his sixth Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race® championship. With this win, Seavey has now become the most celebrated musher in the […]
WASHINGTON – The year 2023 was the hottest on record globally, according to data released Friday by U.S. government agencies NASA and NOAA. These statistics reflect a long-term trend: The last 10 years have been the 10 hottest on record. El Niño conditions helped to boost temperatures in 2023 and are expected to continue into 2024. This […]
Last week, as most of Alaska joined the cryosphere and became snow-covered, one area again stood out as one of the snowiest places on the planet. Twenty-one highway miles northeast of Thompson Pass, Alaska Department of Transportation workers noted that snow started falling just after midnight on Nov. 8, 2023. By 7 a.m., they measured […]
“Protecting civilian water infrastructure and resources and developing water-governance structures that are just and equitable are necessary for both peacebuilding and peacekeeping,” said one water researcher. A global think tank said Wednesday that it has been alarmed by recent updates to its records on water-related conflicts, which now show a significant spike in violence breaking […]