This week the National Weather Service announced reductions in weather balloon launches. Experts warn that could harm weather forecast accuracy, the economy and safety.

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

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

The announcement by the National Weather Service (NWS) regarding cutbacks in weather balloon launches has raised significant concerns within the meteorological community. This decision marks one of ...

Weather balloons are the best platform for collecting weather data and is utilized in predicting changes in atmospheric ...

At least 11 National Weather Service offices around the country have seen their twice-daily balloon launches to collect weather data either suspended or reduced in number as the service copes with ...

That data comes from good old-fashioned weather balloons. The Minnesota State Climatology Office noted Friday that we’re ...

A simple tool that has gathered critical weather data since the 1930s has been taken out of the weather forecaster’s toolbox.

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

The recent announcement by the National Weather Service (NWS) to temporarily reduce weather balloon launches has sparked significant concern among meteorologists and weather experts, particularly in ...