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ALERT: National Weather Service congratulates musher for placing 3rd in Iditarod 2007
The National Weather Sevice congratulates Iditarod musher Zack Steer for placing 3rd in the Iditarod. Check out the photos of its director General Johnson at the 2007 Iditarod. (The National Weather Service always provided weather forcasts during the race, which makes Johnson's junket questionable.)
From the Sled Dog Action Coalition, http://www.helpsleddogs.org
Send protest emails to Theresa.Eisenman [at] noaa.gov
May 4, 2007: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/com/nwsfocus/fs20070504.htm
NWS Weather Observer Places Third in the First StormReady Iditarod Race
Zack Steer, an NWS A-Paid Observer, placed third amongst the 80 mushers who started the 2007 Iditarod on March 4.
Zack Steer, an NWS observer, placed third amongst the 80 mushers who started the 2007 Iditarod, called the "last great race on Earth."
Alaska's 2007 Iditarod Trail sled dog race is often called "The Last Great Race on Earth." From Anchorage, in south central Alaska, to Nome on the western Bering Sea coast, each team of 12 to 16 dogs and their musher cover over 1,150 miles in 10 to 17 days.
Since February 2000, Zack has provided weather information several times a day from Sheep Mountain Lodge, assisting the NWS in developing and validating forecasts.
As a top musher, Zack appreciates the value of accurate forecasts and preparing to endure severe weather occurrences. "It was a challenging race this year. It seemed there was a constant headwind the first week of the race and temperatures were extremely cold through the Alaska Range and Yukon River. Compounded by the fact that there were many miles of snowless trail, the race shaped up to be one of the hardest ever."
This year, NWS partnered with the Iditarod Trail Committee to increase awareness of the value of community preparedness for severe weather events. As a result, for the first time, mushers raced through four trail communities carrying the StormReady distinction. Nine Alaskan communities are StormReady, and four of these have also earned the TsunamiReady distinctions. Eight more are expected to earn similar distinctions by the end of the year. The four newly-designated StormReady communities along this year's Iditarod trail are Anchorage, Wasilla, McGrath, and Nome.
NOAA's National Weather Service is extremely proud of Zack Steer's contribution toward keeping Alaskans safe and congratulates him on a remarkable Iditarod performance.
General Johnson was in Anchorage for the start of the 2007 Iditarod. Click here to see photos of his visit to Alaska:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/com/nwsfocus/fs20070504ak.htm
Send protest emails to Theresa.Eisenman [at] noaa.gov
May 4, 2007: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/com/nwsfocus/fs20070504.htm
NWS Weather Observer Places Third in the First StormReady Iditarod Race
Zack Steer, an NWS A-Paid Observer, placed third amongst the 80 mushers who started the 2007 Iditarod on March 4.
Zack Steer, an NWS observer, placed third amongst the 80 mushers who started the 2007 Iditarod, called the "last great race on Earth."
Alaska's 2007 Iditarod Trail sled dog race is often called "The Last Great Race on Earth." From Anchorage, in south central Alaska, to Nome on the western Bering Sea coast, each team of 12 to 16 dogs and their musher cover over 1,150 miles in 10 to 17 days.
Since February 2000, Zack has provided weather information several times a day from Sheep Mountain Lodge, assisting the NWS in developing and validating forecasts.
As a top musher, Zack appreciates the value of accurate forecasts and preparing to endure severe weather occurrences. "It was a challenging race this year. It seemed there was a constant headwind the first week of the race and temperatures were extremely cold through the Alaska Range and Yukon River. Compounded by the fact that there were many miles of snowless trail, the race shaped up to be one of the hardest ever."
This year, NWS partnered with the Iditarod Trail Committee to increase awareness of the value of community preparedness for severe weather events. As a result, for the first time, mushers raced through four trail communities carrying the StormReady distinction. Nine Alaskan communities are StormReady, and four of these have also earned the TsunamiReady distinctions. Eight more are expected to earn similar distinctions by the end of the year. The four newly-designated StormReady communities along this year's Iditarod trail are Anchorage, Wasilla, McGrath, and Nome.
NOAA's National Weather Service is extremely proud of Zack Steer's contribution toward keeping Alaskans safe and congratulates him on a remarkable Iditarod performance.
General Johnson was in Anchorage for the start of the 2007 Iditarod. Click here to see photos of his visit to Alaska:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/com/nwsfocus/fs20070504ak.htm
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Good for the National Weather Service for helping out with the Iditarod! Also good to know that General Johnson has actually seen the race and therefore realizes the Iditarod is not the cruelty that the Sled Dog Action Coalition claims. I don't know what's questionable about his visit but the dogs pictured certainly don't look unhappy!
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