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Week 2: the weather Weather When you’re cold you could feel shivers down your spine. You could feel like you want 20 quilts on top of you and then hibernate. Your muscles could ache and your head could hurt. If it’s cold enough you could catch hypothermia. You could start shivering and shaking. You could also get goose bumps. Some people feel the cold and some people don’t. Safety and Health Concerns for Dog Sled Teams The Musher could get hypothermia. Here are some of the signs for hypothermia, are your skin could turn blue. Your eyes could dilate or in other words be fixed. If a musher is showing those signs they might die. Another thing that could happen is that the musher or the dogs could fall through the ice. The time that they are in the water if they don’t get out quick they could freeze solid. The dogs might last longer because of their fur. If it is cold enough the dogs could start slowing down because of to much snow and they could fall through. The dogs could catch hypothermia to. The signs are when your dogs starts shaking and can’t stop. That’s warnings of severe hypothermia.

I would describe cold as freezing and shaky because you would get cold and would start shaking. Cold is like a chill that runs down your back and makes your hair on your neck stand up. Frozen Really Cold Ouch Snow Totally Freezing Burr Irritating Terrible E xaderatingly burning

2. Freezing Really cold Ouch So The Burning Irritates The Easy to get to spots

The weather in Alaska is usual low and cold until it hits July. It would get so low that it would get below -10 degrees. It would get wormer over summer. It could get to be over 50 degrees in the summer. Doug Swingley Doug Swingley pulled out of the race because he got frostbites in his eyes. That made his night vision bad so he prefers to race during the day. That next year he decided to enter again in 2006 and running to win. When he made it to the first check point he got passed by Jeff King. He finished the race in second place. He swore that he would return in 2007 with a strong team. I think that he could have continued in the race in he had goggles. DOUG SWINGLEY PULLED OUT OF THE 2004 Iditarod BECAUSE OF FROSTBITE IN THE CORNEAS (EYES). SINCE THE INJURY, HIS NIGHT VISION HAS DIMINISHED, SO HE PREFERS TO RACE DURIN THE DAY.HE PLACED 14TH IN THE 2005. HE ENTERED THE 2006 RACE IN TENT ON WINNING 1ST PLACE.HE FINISHED IN 2ND PLACE. HE COULD HAVE PUT ON goggles to stay in the race. You could wear goggles if you went on the Iditarod.

Frostbite is when your limbs turn black. You get it from being in the cold for a long time. It really hurts when you have frostbite because you can’t feel your finger and if you don’t take care of it you will have to get the part that got frostbite and it will have to get cut off.

The weather in the race is 13ْ F and it could get colder. Here are some of the things you can do to stay safe in the cold.


 * 1) 1. Try to stay out of the open cold.


 * 1) 2. Dress warm and in layers.


 * 1) 3. Eat food to keep up energy.


 * 1) 4. Don’t get wet.


 * 1) 5. When you feel stinging pains in you limbs seek warm as fast.

What are the dangers? The worst thing that can happen to you is if you fall in the lake. The anther thing that can happen to you that is bad if you get frostbite.

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Doug Swingley is a four-time Iditarod champ. He was borne on May 14 1953, in Lincon, Montana. In 2004 he stopped racing because of frostbite of his corneas because of his injury his night vision has diminished. So he race during the day insed of night. He finished in 14th in the 2005 race, and he finshed 5th in the 2006 race.

2. -Cold paws -Mushers need to keep skin coverd and dry if it's very cold -If it is around zero C it would be very icy and slippery -If it is above zero C it would be very wet and they would get cold as it cools down By: Cheesemo

4. He withdrew from the race because he had frostbite on his eyes. The cold windy weather frosted his corneas. His vision was blurry so he could not see enough to finish the race. He could have got goggles to stop his eyes from geting any worse. I learned that the eye can be frostbitten and they should be protected when it is cold and windy. By.Cheesemo:)

1. Cold feels like something is biteing your skin. I think thats why they call it frostbite. Also your skin turns red. It's the oppasite of hot. 2. -Death -frostbite -fall in a lake -dogs run away you could get lost 3. Frostbite Red Ouch Snow Ttips of your fingers Burr Igloo Temperture Exteme weather 4. Doug Swingley withdrawed from the race because of frostbite in his eyes. He has been raceing for over 10 years.You can learn that you can get frostbite in strange places and you should stay warm always. by Shortstop

= = Freezing weather Out side in the cold Rosy red cheeks So cold pink skin Tear drops running down so cold Better bundle up Iditarod dog sled race Tremendously cold Everyday below 50 How it feels to be in the cold It feels like your trapped in a huge ice cube. You get stuffy nose frostbite and it really hurts. You get pink skin and roses cheeks. Your head to your toes is frozen. So cold you can die. by alia and leah Cold feels like freezing water on your skin and your skin feels cold as ice. Cold feels like a fridge.