Buzz Aldrin: Altitude sickness forced South Pole evacuation
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — Buzz Aldrin said he was evacuated from the South Pole last week because he became short of breath and began showing signs of altitude sickness. The 86-year-old adventurer, who was the second man to walk on the moon, released details on Sunday of his dramatic medical evacuation from Antarctica. He is continuing to recuperate in a hospital in Christchurch, New Zealand. Because of the thick ice that blankets Antarctica, the South Pole sits at an elevation of 2,835 meters (9,300 feet). Aldrin said in...
Published By: WOOD TV 8 - Sunday, 4 December, 2016
News Links
Hereos |
Anxiety War Wikileaks.org Donald Jeffries |
Talk Radio |
Art Bell Coast To Coast Dave Ramsey John Wells Radio Lab Rush Limbaugh Michael Savage Glenn Beck Jerry Doyle Dennis Prager Laura Ingraham |
Science News |
Reddit-Science Gizmag Technology and Programming News Ars Technica Discover Magazine Sciencedaily Energy News Precious Metals All American Gold Coinflation |
Main Stream News Media |
Todays Front Pages ABC CBS NBC FOX USATODAY CNN CNBC BBC Bloomberg |
Funny & Interesting
Linux Stuff |
Linux News Linux Tools |
Calculator-Converter