The heat waves of late May and June killed an estimated 2,700 people in England and Wales, according to a recent analysis—around 550 in May, when west London hit 35. 1°C (95°F), and 2,200 in June, as East Anglia reached 37°C (99°F).
Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, the pilot who landed a commercial airplane on the Hudson River, recently revealed he has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.
Chesley Sullenberger, 75, safely landed a US Airways flight carrying 155 people in New York’s Hudson river in 2009 Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger – the pilot known for the “Miracle on the Hudson” after safely landing a US Airways flight in New York City’s Hudson river during a 2009 emergency – anno...
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Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, who famously landed a passenger jet on the Hudson River in 2009, said he has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.
"It is my hope that by sharing this, other families living in the shadows with this disease will feel they too can step forward," famed pilot says