Weather balloons popped by Elon Musk's DOGE: Why the cuts hurt forecasting
At least 11 National Weather Service offices have seen their twice-daily balloon launches to collect weather data suspended ...
DOGE cuts reduce weather balloon launches, diminishing ability to forecast extreme conditions
Billionaire Elon Musk's DOGE cuts for the Trump administration have reduced weather balloon launches, diminishing the ability ...
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Weather balloons popped by Elon Musk's DOGE: Why the cuts hurt forecasting
The impact of losing balloon data on computer model forecasts is "very concerning" and is a topic of ongoing discussion within the meteorological community, said Alan Gerard, who recently retired ...