Name: South Pole rescue: Extreme cold threatens mission
Uploaded: Wed Jun 22 2016 11:49:43 GMT+0000 (UTC)
Duration: 3 min 4 s
Description: Extreme midwinter conditions with temperatures of 115 below zero are threatening efforts to evacuate a worker with a dangerous illness from a U.S. research station at the South Pole. NBC’s Bill Neely reports for TODAY that there are concerns that plane parts will freeze as the darkest day of the year sets in.

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June 22, 201603:04