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A couple of ideas for stories suited to your media:

1) GLOBAL WARMING’S INFLUENCE ON THE ACR

The Arctic Circle Race 2007 is experiencing the consequences of global warming. The weather is more unstable compared to previous years, and only three days before the race is officially opened on March 23rd Sisimiut had extreme weather with hurricanes, rain and temperatures above 0 °C. This, of course, complicates cross-country skiing in a landscape that is only poorly covered by snow.

In February 2000 Sisimiut had only 3 days with temperatures above 0 °C. Highest temperature was 1,2 °C. February mean temperature: -15,8 °C.

In February 2007 Sisimiut suddenly had 11 days in total with temperatures above 0 °C. Highest temperature was 8,3 °C. February mean temperature: -5,9 °C.

In March 2000 Sisimiut had only 1 day with temperatures above 0 °C. Highest temperature was 0,2 °C. March mean temperature: -15,0 °C.

In March 2007 Sisimiut had 3 days in total with temperatures above 0 °C. Highest temperature recorded was 7,9 °C. March mean temperature: -10,5 °C

Check out these facts yourself right here.

We can provide you with statements from participants that have done the race several times and thus have experienced the climate changes.

For statements from climate professionals, we refer to the Danish Meteorological Institute in Copenhagen. Contact Press Officer Niels Hansen, tel. (+45) 39 15 75 09, mail: nsh@dmi.dk

2) INTERVIEWS WITH PARTICIPANTS FROM YOUR COUNTRY

For this year's race participants from 10 foreign countries have arrived to Sisimiut to complete the world’s toughest cross-country adventure race of 160 km in total. The participants are male and female cross-country racers from the following countries: Canada, Germany, Great Britain, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Spain, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and finally Greenland.

We can provide you with statements or complete interviews with selected participants or we can hook your up with a participant of your own choice, so you can make interviews via telephone or the Internet. One of our three photographers assigned to the race can provide you with high quality photos of individual participants - completely free of charge of course.