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How is it unlikely? Hydrogen is a more common choice than helium for unmanned balloons. Only 12 of 101 weather balloon launch sites operated by the US's nation
by TheCoelacanth 4y ago
How is it unlikely?
Hydrogen is a more common choice than helium for unmanned balloons. Only 12 of 101 weather balloon launch sites operated by the US's national weather service use helium[1], and that's with unusually cheap helium access in the US. I would expect other countries to use helium even less frequently.
[1] https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2022/04/04/weather-balloon-helium-gas-shortage/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2022/04/04/weather-ba...
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