World Hunger. Although the number of undernourished people has dropped by over 20% since 1992 (216 million fewer than in 1990-92) today there are 795 million people â or one in nine people in the world â who do not have enough to eat. 98% of the worldâs undernourished people live in developing countries.
The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is an annual long-distance sled dog race run in early March from Anchorage to Nome. Mushers and a team of 16 dogs, of which at least 6 must be on the towline at the finish line, cover the distance in 9â15 days or more.
Ed Stielstra and a couple of friends will hit the road in late February, driving from McMillan in Michigan's Upper Peninsula to Alaska. With them for the 2,000-mile trip will be 18 dogs, Stielstra's team for the 2011 Iditarod, the two-week, 1,000-mile sled-dog race through Alaska.