Our focus this week is on the Alaskan Environment. What is it like there?
How cold does it get, how hot does it get?
Does Alaska really get a lot of snow? What about in Anchorage?
Name three main resources from Alaska.
What types of animals live here?
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If you were to take a trip to Alaska you would need to take some really warm clothes. The lowest temperature in Alaska ever recorded is -81 degrees Fahrenheit, but the warmest temperature ever recorded is 100 degrees Fahrenheit, that is almost a 200 degree difference! The average of how cold it gets is -20 to -30 degrees Fahrenheit and the average of how hot it gets is around 60 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit. Did you know that the highest amount of snow ever recorded in Alaska is 82 ft? In Anchorage were they start the Iditarod there about is 70 inches of snow. The average snowfall is about 25 ft. If I were to visit Alaska I would go in the summer. There are millions of animals in Alaska like huge moose, bears, deer, wolfs, wolverine, cute rodents and some not so cute, porcupine, watch out for them, lynx, coyotes, fox, big bison and really watch out for them a 2000 pound animal charging at you is no fun, and last but not least billions of birds. But that is not even a tenth of the animals. Some of the animals even turn different colors to match the colors around them like white to match snow. That can really help if you are a small rodent and a wolf is ready to pounce. Alaska has many resources; some are natural like fish and fur, oil, and gold. Alaska might be a really pretty place but it can get dangerous really quickly when it is cold or an angry animal is looking you right in the face.
ReplyDeleteIf you were to go on a trip in Alaska, you would see many clever animals there. There would be caribou, foxes, hares, and porcupine. You would also see the 2,000-pound bison, the lightweight 25-pound coyote, the tough wolverine, and the 110-pound wolf. Also, many bald eagles live in Alaska. There would be more eagles in Alaska than in all of the other 49 states in USA. The four main resources of Alaska are gold, fish, oil, and fur. You would need to pack up many warm clothes because you would be really cold. The lowest temperature was -80 degrees and the highest was 100 degrees. But if you went, it would probably be 20- 30 degrees below zero because that is the average. The average snowfall total for Anchorage is 69 inches. In McGrath, it was once 93 inches. You would definitely need snow pants if you went to Alaska, considering how much snow they get!
ReplyDeleteAlaska has an amazing environment. When riding around, dogsled or car, you could see some Bison. Bison are not actually native to Alaska; they were transplanted from Montana in the early 1900s. They stand 6 feet tall at the shoulder, taller than the average man! Weighing in at 2000 pounds, they only eat grasses and graze along rivers. You could also see a lynx, the only cat native to Alaska and just called “link” there. It is large, and has big feet, probably good for walking in snow. Lynx eat snowshoe hares, and lynx live where the hares live.
ReplyDeleteThere isn’t as much snow in Anchorage as you would think. Snowfall Averages are only 70 inches per year there, compared to Kodiak, another place in Alaska, which gets 99 inches a year. You would also be surprised at how warm it can get. In the summer, temperatures range from 40-70 degrees Fahrenheit in the summer. In the winter, it ranges from the negatives to freezing (32 degrees). Some Natural resources from Alaska are oil, gold, and fish. As you can see, Alaska’s environment is very interesting.
Do you know that Alaska isn’t always really cold? Well, if you don’t then keep reading to find out about what the temperature is, what the average snowfall is and more. Alaska has long days in late May through June, clear skies, and warm afternoons. If you were to go on a trip to Alaska I would recommend the early summer because the weather in is in the 60’s to 70’s. Late summer and fall are the rainy seasons. It is only really, really cold in the winter. Did you know that the coldest it has ever gotten is 81 degrees below zero and the warmest is 100 degrees? The main resources in Alaska are gold, fur, fish, and oil. Throughout the year the average snowfall is about 70 inches. Grizzly bear and salmon symbolize Alaska’s natural beauty and wildlife. If you were to go to Alaska you might see moose, polar bear, caribou and other cool animals. One more cool fact is that if you are out in the woods in Alaska and there was a caribou coming you could hear them because when they run there knees click together. These are some cool facts I learned about the envoirment
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You know how you’re always reading how cold it is in Alaska? Well, guess what, it’s not always freezing, in the summer it reaches 75 degrees, once it even reached 100 degrees! In the winter it is cold, it goes down to -20 degrees, because there is no sunlight. The average snowfall per year for Anchorage, the starting point for the Iditarod, is 70 inches.
ReplyDeletePeople who race in the Iditarod face a variety of challenges, some animals they encounter that may hinder their progress are moose, bison, and polar bears. These animals like to walk on the race path because it is already patted down so it is easier to walk on. If they see a dog team, they will probably try to trample them, the mushers have a gun, but try not to shoot, because if it kills them, the mushers have to skin the animal and bring it to Nome. Alaska is good if you like to fish, because there is an abundance of fish, it’s good if you like fur coats, because there are a lot of animals that you can kill for fur. If you like golden jewelry, then Alaska is a good place for you, because Alaska is rich in gold. Alaska is not always what you think it is, it may look like a barren tundra, but it’s really full of great resources that we use everyday.
Alaska is well known for its coldness, the biting wind stinging bare cheeks. In Anchorage, Alaska, the usual temperature in winter is around 17º F with a snowfall of 70 inches per year. In summer, the temperature is usually around 54º F. however, the average winter temperature in Wasilla, a checkpoint on the trail, is 32º F and the summer temperature is usually 70º F.
ReplyDeleteThe exports of Alaska include fish, oil, timber, fur, and gold.
Did you know that arctic hares turn white in the winter? This helps them blend in with the snow to protect themselves from predators. Snowshoe hares got their name from their large back feet, which help them stay on top of the snow, just like snowshoes.
The Iditarod trail leads mushers through dangerous conditions, including steep trails, biting cold, and crossing the frozen Norton Sound. Dogs and humans alike can freeze to death in extreme conditions of cold. Sometimes, the wind chill can make the temperature drop to almost 100 degrees below zero. But despite these dangers mushers enter year after year in the greatest dog race in the world
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Have you ever wondered what the most dangerous animal for a musher on the Iditarod is believe it or not it is a moose.
ReplyDeleteMoose weigh up to 1600 pounds and would prefer to walk along the flat trail than in the deep snow. It can also trample and kill dogs, because the dog will most likely nip and bark which will annoy the moose and make it angry. At night keep an eye out for wolves, beautiful animals that weigh up to 110 pounds that may run soundlessly along beside the dogs. Mushers have to keep a sharp eye out for porkys or porcupines which will cover a dogs face with needle sharp quills. But you’d have to be careful in the wintertime it can be -60 degrees and the lowest temperature recorded was -79 degrees. There may be only 70 inches of snow in Anchorage but in McGrath there was a record 93 inches. So if you go to Alaska remember to bring your snow gear!
If you’re ever in the Iditarod and a massive 2,000 pound bison comes walking by you have a good reason to be scared. The bison is one of nature’s biggest beasts. At 2,000 pounds and six feet at the shoulders it is not something to mess around with. The bison didn’t originally come from Alaska though it was moved there in 1928 from Montana. On a diet of mainly grasses the bison can live up to 20 years old. Bison tend to have their young in early spring and within and their calves can in the first 30 minutes, humans can stand in the first year. And they can start grazing in a week. Sadly according to iucnredlist.com the bison is near threatened. One other animal that might be less of a threat if it comes strolling along is the caribou also called the reindeer. normally live around the Arctic tundra’s of Alaska. The caribou snack on lichens and moss in the winter, and eat new grass in the summer. In the spring the caribou migrate to beautiful calving grounds, and start the mating process. One interesting fact is in the summer they gather in small patches of snow to avoid pesky mosquitoes. As for the climate many people think Alaska is never over 10 degrees but shockingly in the summer it can get up to 60-80 degrees. But it is still cold in the winter as the average is negatives to freezing. Surprisingly one of Alaska’s most populated areas does not get very much snow, Anchorage only gets 70 inches of snow every year. Mcgrath where almost no one lives gets a whopping 93 inches every year 23 more than Anchorage. Three of the main resources in Alaska are, oil, fish, and fur.
ReplyDeleteAlaska gets a ton of precipitation every year. For snow in Alaska, you could bet on getting and mouthful of 150-700 inches per year! Also, each year, Alaska gets a mouth dropping 200-1000 inches of rain, and sleet! Alaska has very crisp, cold winters, and very short, hot summers. For the ice cold, striking winters, the average drops to an incredible 25 below zero, and the ‘wonderful’ high of 12 below zero! During Alaska’s hot summers, get ready for an amazing temperature change! The clock will soon turn around, and it could reach a boiling 100 degrees! What’s a musher’s worst nightmare on the trails? You may have not guessed it, but it’s a moose. You might have thought moose to be soft and cuddly, but the are very dangerous for the musher and the sled dogs. One moose can weigh up to 1600 pounds, and could defiantly kill the huskies, and the musher. If a moose feels threatened, it could charge and kick and stomp violently, and that is the time to act fast. Some musher’s carry a gun for protection, and will shoot it in the air to spook the moose. If I was in the Iditarod, I would defiantly carry a gun.
ReplyDeleteAnother Iditarod trail danger is the huge, six foot high bison! At a speechless 2000 pounds, the bison is ready to win a fight. If a bison blocks the trail, don’t try to urge him to move, or prepare for pain! How was the Iditarod named? The name Iditarod originally came from an old ghost town named Iditarod. It was a good gold mining town, but later when the town was wrecked, so was the gold.
Did you ever wonder what Alaska is really like? Is it really frost biting cold all the time, or is it warm and humid in the slow summer months? Have you ever wondered what animals you might run into if you were to run Alaska’s biggest dog race the Iditarod? Alaska has many animals that lurk in the dark waters or that patrol the open ice capped mountains and lurk in the unfamiliar forests. Two of these animals not commonly heard about are the Lynx and the Marten. These two animals may be furry and cute but they will not offer you a cuddle if you meet one while mushing your dogs. A marten is very rare member of the weasel family. His coat is soft, but very thick. His fur is either Pale buff, yellow, reddish, or even dark brown. Their tails and legs are dark brown, and their tails are long and bushy. The lynx is like a cat, but with a short tail. They have big furry feet, which act as snowshoes. Both of these animals are not the nicest animals but they will not harm you if you don’t bother them. Even though most people think of Alaska as a cold artic place an average summer temperature is 60-80 degrees. Alaska can be cold and snowy but it can be as warm as it is in New England to. If you were to live in a town near the ocean there are a lot of warm offshore ocean currents that over you heat and warmth. After all these warm summer temperatures it starts to get really cold. These cold temperatures start in late August or early September, and they stick around for about nine months. The lowest temperature ever recorded in Alaska is
ReplyDelete-81.4 degrees. The highest temperature ever recorded in Alaska was 100 degrees. Did you know Alaska has four common resources? These resources include: Gold, Fur, Fish, and Oil. Besides having many resources Alaska has a ton of snow. But this is only true in some places. The average snowfall in Alaska is 70 inches. But in the town of Anchorage (where the Iditarod starts) the average snowfall is only 9 inches. Even though Alaska can indeed be cold and brutal it can also be warm and mellow.