Teams in this year’s Iditarod dog race in Alaska are dealing with unusually high temperatures causing poor conditions along the 1,609-kilometer race across Alaska.
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Mushers and their dogs in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race face plenty of variables in the Alaska wilderness. An unexpected one this year has been heat that is taking a toll in a sport better suited for temperatures well below zero. Jason Mackey said a thermometer hanging from the back of his sled hit…