With dogs’ breath fogging the 30-below zero air at their knees, 71 Iditarod mushers steamed their way down the frozen Chena River in Fairbanks on March 6. Upstream, just a few miles behind them, 500 ducks were surviving in a one-mile stretch of open water.
Category: Anchorage, AK
Far-north mallards are thriving on the edge
With dogs’ breath fogging the 30-below zero air at their knees, 71 Iditarod mushers steamed their way down the frozen Chena River in Fairbanks on March 6. Upstream, just a few miles behind them, 500 ducks were surviving in a one-mile stretch of open water.
Are more teeth decaying since fluoridation in Juneau ended? Dentists seem to think so.
… water fluoridation with levels of fluoride in the water,” said Brad Whistler, Alaska’s top dental officer. “The only health effect that’s seen is reduced dental decay.” “I’m not against applying fluoride topically as needed,” said Emily Kane, a …
In icy Alaska, footwear options abound to stay upright
With ice present on city streets for up to seven months per year, most walkers and runners use footwear that has b… . In this Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2016, photo, runners jog under snowy branches and a street light on a Second Avenue sidewalk in Anchorage, Alaska With ice present on city streets for up to seven months per year, most Anchorage walkers … .