Some weather balloon launches have been suspended because of the Trump administration’s cuts to the National Weather Service.
With massive job cuts, the National Weather Service is eliminating or reducing vital weather balloon launches in eight ...
Up until one month ago, the twice-daily launches were happening at 92 National Weather Service offices across the United ...
The balloons soar 100,000 feet in the air with sensors called radiosondes ... That includes two stations that aren't launching because of a helium shortage and a third that is hindered because ...