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Too late! NOAA's budget is getting slashed and they're stopping weather balloon launches, starting with the plains states. Good luck with those turbulence forec
by joezydeco 2y ago
Too late! NOAA's budget is getting slashed and they're stopping weather balloon launches, starting with the plains states. Good luck with those turbulence forecasts!
https://www.forbes.com/sites/marshallshepherd/2025/03/21/weather-balloon-cuts-announced-this-week-could-harm-weather-forecasts/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/marshallshepherd/2025/03/21/wea...
- WillPostForFood 2y agoThat's not what the poorly written article actually says. They are launching one baloon a day instead of two. You might think the article is being intentionally misleading with working like, "NWS issued a public information statement announcing that is is temporarily suspending the frequency of weather balloon launches at some of Weather Forecast Offices".
- jordanb 2y ago50% reduction in the number of observations is a big deal.
- joezydeco 2y agoAnd this is just the start.
- WillPostForFood 2y agois it? It is unclear that two measurements a day vs one measurement a day is going to make a meaningful difference.