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Experts say US weather forecasts will worsen as DOGE cuts balloon launches

The Associated Press · SETH BORENSTEIN · last updated
WASHINGTON (AP) — With massive job cuts, the National Weather Service is eliminating or reducing vital weather balloon launches in eight northern locations, which meteorologists and former agency leaders said will degrade the accuracy of forecasts just as severe weather season kicks in.
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