From weddings to graduations, May is a season of celebrations. Those special occasions are sometimes marked with balloon releases. An unintended consequence of letting go can be power outages.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A colorful balloon release might seem like a harmless way to celebrate special occasions, but it can have unintended and serious consequences. According to power company ...

Email [email protected]. Whenever Laure Reuters from Oconomowoc sees people releasing balloons, she wonders why it isn't considered littering. "It's pollution," Reuters, 72, told Public ...

One of the key tools they look at is the data relayed by weather balloons. Weather doesn’t just happen here at the ground, yes, it’s where most of us feel the impacts of a storm system moving ...

Due to staff reductions, retirements, and a federal hiring freeze, the National Weather Service has announced a series of suspensions involving weather balloon launches in recent weeks.

But make no mistake: Although pastel colors aren’t a brand new trend, their outsized presence in spring/summer 2025 runway collections makes them worth putting back on your radar. From downright ...

BUILDING WERE RIPPED OFF BY THE WIND. THE LEGISLATION DEALING WITH BALLOONS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE WIND. THE HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE VOTED IN FAVOR OF HB 387, WHICH WOULD MAKE THE ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill on Monday banning the "intentional release" of balloons in the state. Lawmakers drafted the legislation to minimize the number of balloons floating over the ...

North Korea sent a new batch of balloons carrying trash across the border into South Korea after Seoul said it detected parasites such as roundworms in the contents of previous dispatches.

South Korean activists sent balloons carrying K-pop and K-dramas on USB sticks to their northern neighbor on Thursday, days after North Korean balloons of trash and “filth” floated in the ...

This is not the first time. North Korea did the same back in 2016. SEOUL AND LONDON -- Around 260 air balloons carrying bags of manure and trash have been spotted across South Korea on Wednesday ...