Weather balloons are launched around the world, generally two times per day, to gather weather data from the ground up ...

A meteorologist has told Newsweek cuts overseen by Elon Musk 's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) could make it ...

Billionaire Elon Musk's DOGE cuts for the Trump administration have reduced weather balloon launches, diminishing the ability ...

The NWS has cut multiple weather balloon launches in some states due to staffing shortages; however, so far the Pacific ...

Local members of Congress and meteorologists are concerned that Nebraskans won't be as prepared for stormy weather because ...

As discussions about potential budget cuts to the National Weather Service continue, meteorologists are raising concerns ...

The U.S. government is scaling back weather balloon launches. Here is why a weather balloon is such an important tool for ...

Weather balloons are used frequently to gather key data on weather conditions. University of Missouri meteorology students ...

In late March, the National Weather Service announced it would be temporarily reducing the number of weather balloon launches ...

Weather balloon releases — tracking temperature, pressure and wind speed — have been suspended or reduced in the Midwest and ...

NBC reports that at least 10 launch sites in the continental U.S.— including some in South Dakota— have suspended or limited ...