Experts say US weather forecasts will worsen as DOGE cuts mean fewer balloon launches
With massive job cuts, the National Weather Service is eliminating or reducing vital weather balloon launches in eight ...
Should we be concerned about the loss of weather balloons?
Observations from soundings are important inputs for assessing turbulence that may impact air travel, marine weather, fire ...
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Experts say US weather forecasts will worsen as DOGE cuts mean fewer balloon launches
It takes 90 minutes to an hour to fill a weather balloon with helium or hydrogen, get it fitted with a sensor, then ready it for launch making sure the radiosonde doesn't drag on the ground ...
With fewer weather balloons after government staffing cuts, forecasts may be less accurate
Some weather balloon launches have been suspended because of the Trump administration’s cuts to the National Weather Service. That may hurt forecast accuracy.