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James "Doc" McFadden was a truly unsung hero whose efforts saved countless lives. Doc made his 600th trip into the heart of a hurricane yesterday. Fair Winds and Following Seas Doc.
Many of you knew Dr. James "Doc" McFadden, the longtime Chief of Programs at the NOAA Aircraft Operations Center, who passed away in September 2020. Doc had a career that spanned more than 57 years and made countless contributions to the hurricane research community and the many people he worked with inside and outside of NOAA. Doc's work helped to foster tremendous advances in the Nation's hurricane program through his career and beyond. Doc took great interest in investing in people and I'll always remember how he personally responded to nearly any inquiry. His legacy, at least for me, is the power of mentorship.
Last night on the P3 flight into Earl, the NOAA43 crew conducted a burial at sea for Doc on behalf of his family, on his 600th hurricane penetration. His final resting place is located at ...
In 1906, a famed explorer saw something on the horizon that would lead an expedition of men to search for a magnificent land they hoped would be full of new and undiscovered treasures for science.
One famous dolphin lived near the shores of New Zealand in the late 1800s, and swam alongside hundreds of ships, becoming a beloved figure to locals and foreigners alike, and described as ”the best known fish in the world.”
It was relatively common in the middle ages for Kings, royals, and various other titled men to die in combat, and they were at least usually expected to fight personally. Despite the dangers of medieval combat and the expectations of nobility, however, many at the highest levels of aristocracy died in less than noble mundane accidents, and even in embarrassing circumstances.
While the Bulge was one of the final offensive operations, it was not the last one - and not even the last one on the Western Front. While the Battle of the Bulge was being fought, German planners launched another operation further south into France in the much less remembered Operation Nordwind.
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On July 12, 2025, the lodge on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon was burned down in the Dragon Bravo fire, along with dozens of other structures including the North Rim visitor center and numerous guest cabins. The lodge was a storied structure that had stood for nearly 100 years, but it wasn’t the first time that a lodge on the North Rim burned down.
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