Imagine yourself on a boat out at sea. Suddenly the weather can take a turn for the worst. A strong gale can pick up and fill your boat with dark and ice cold water from the North Atlantic.You not prepared for the shock that comes when your body hits the icy cold water. The more you struggle, the colder you get and the quicker the count starts before you freeze to death. I was born in south of Norway.Growing up we never own a car but we always had a boat. A 25 foot wood beauty that my father converted from ...

All hands on deck in Massachusetts to nurse more than 200 sea turtles back to health. They were rescued from cold waters around Cape Cod. When the temperature drops, the turtles become cold stunned, meaning they're hypothermic.In some cases, they can't even move. The process to warm them up can sometimes take months. They will eventually be released back into the ocean, probably in the. ...

Incident Overview - A shock blizzard stranded hikers on the Tibet side of Mount Everest, leading to a large-scale rescue operation [1] - Extreme weather conditions, including lightning and strong winds, impacted both the Tibet and Nepal sides of Mount Everest [2] - Severe storms are unusual for this time of year in the Himalayas, coinciding with a peak tourist season due to a national holiday in China [3] Rescue Efforts and Impact - Chinese rescue teams, villagers, and technology (drones) were deployed at 16,000 ft to reach stranded hikers [1] - Approximately 350 hikers were brought to safety in Tibet after rescuers worked through the night [4] - Around 200 people remained stuck, facing treacherous conditions and hypothermia [3] - One hiker died in another area affected by the storm [3]

A desperate rush to rescue hundreds of hikers stuck near the world's tallest mountain. A blizzard left nearly a thousand people trapped on Tibet's eastern slope of Mount Everest. According to Chinese state media, >> I'm sure there's a sense of urgency.It's an all hands on deck. >> Freezing temperatures and heavy snow putting local villagers and rescue teams on a race against the clock. Alan Arnett is a mountaineer and coach who has climbed Mount Everest.It's going to be a massive human effort in order to ge ...