Staff shortages halt some federal weather balloon launches amid Trump cuts
The Trump administration is pausing at least a handful of balloon launches that collect weather data in at least three ...
Alaska Public Media12d
National Weather Service loses 10% of Alaska staff, hampering forecasting around the world
Between resignations, firings and paperwork errors, at least 23 of the roughly 200 people in the Weather Service's Alaska ...
Newsweek22d
US Military Reveals Second Chinese Balloon Shot Down in 2023
United States Air Force Brigadier General Stephen Snelson, right, is presented with a plaque, which features material from the Chinese balloon that was brought down near Alaska back in 2023 ...
Business Wire19d
As Staffing Cuts at NWS Lead to Suspended Weather Balloon Launches in Western Alaska, WindBorne Systems Steps Up to Fill Atmospheric Data Gaps
PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Following the announcement from the National Weather Service (NWS) that it is suspending its weather balloon launches in Kotzebue, Alaska indefinitely due to ...
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In annual address to Legislature, Sen. Murkowski criticizes ‘traumatizing’ mass federal firings
Murkowski used the speech to rebuke President Donald Trump’s moves to shrink the size of the federal government and reshape ...
Yahoo8d
Forecast for National Weather Service in Maine still cloudy
Gray isn't the only U.S. station that no longer has enough staff to launch its twice-daily balloons. Albany and western Alaska are also halting some launches, according to NWS. In Alaska, a private ...
Anchorage Daily News13d
Heli-skiers killed by massive avalanche came to Alaska from different states but grew up together in Minnesota
The three men killed Tuesday by a massive avalanche during a guided heli-skiing trip in the Chugach Mountains near Girdwood ...