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Spare a thought for weather watcher Maureen Sweeney who made the right call for D-Day
WZDX Rocket City Now· 12 hours agoVER-SUR-MER, France — Along with the generals and the paratroopers, the pilots and the infantrymen,...
D-Day weatherman should receive award, says veteran's son
BBC News· 19 hours agoThe British weatherman who persuaded the supreme allied commander to postpone the D-Day landings...
How weather played a critical role in the largest amphibious invasion in military history - The...
The Boston Globe· 7 hours agoExactly 80 years ago today, around 160,000 Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy, France — a...
The crucial role of weather in the success of D-Day
First Coast News· 2 hours agoOn the 80th anniversary of the invasion, a look at how weather and an accurate weather forecast played an important role on D-Day. Operation Overlord...
Opinion | ‘Almost terrifying to contemplate’: Why D-Day nearly didn’t happen
Washington Post· 3 days agoGarrett M. Graff is a historian and the author, most recently, of “When the Sea Came Alive: An Oral...
D-day and the most important weather forecast in history
BBC News· 15 hours agoWith stormy conditions in the English Channel D-Day, planned for 5 June 1944 was under threat. But a...
How did weather influence when the D-Day invasion took place?
Fox Weather via Yahoo News· 15 hours agoThe invasion of Normandy in France was a pivotal battle during World War II, but D-Day could have...
D-Day 80-Year Anniversary: How meteorology impacted this historical day
The Weather Network via Yahoo News· 1 day agoQuiet weather, moderate winds, low tide and a more-or-less full moon were crucial. Eisenhower wasn’t...
See who made SJAA, TCAL baseball and softball 2023-24 All-League team. Plus, who's MVP?
The Stockton Record via Yahoo Sports· 1 day ago...Franklin Devan McMinn, catcher, Franklin Mathew Schallberger, pitcher/outfielder, Linden Braden...
Forecasting D-Day 80 years later
WAVY via Yahoo News· 1 day agoWhen the D-Day invasion landed over 150,000 allied troops on the beaches of Normandy, France, things would have looked a lot different if it weren’t for...