CLIMATE CHANGE: Urban sprawl, warming climate lead to change for Iditarod start

IMAGE: Iditarod 2006 in Anchorage

From the Metro Toronto:

The modern challenges of global warming and population growth are catching up with the world’s most famous sled dog race.

Citing a warming climate and sprawling development, officials with the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race said Wednesday they were implementing permanent logistical changes that in recent years have become the norm for the March event.


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