Experts say US weather forecasts will worsen as DOGE cuts mean fewer balloon launches
- The National Weather Service is cutting vital weather balloon launches in eight northern locations due to staffing shortages, which experts say will degrade forecast accuracy during severe weather season.
- Eliminated launches will occur in Omaha, Nebraska, and Rapid City, South Dakota, increasing inaccuracies in weather forecasts, according to meteorologists and former agency leaders.
- Ten locations will have reduced or eliminated balloon observations, impacting about one out of nine launch sites, which meteorologists warn is dangerous.
- Weather balloons are essential for obtaining vital atmospheric data, which experts warn is necessary for accurate storm forecasts.
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