#weatherballoons — Public Fediverse posts

🎈🤡 Oh, what a world where a frivolous domain name purchase spirals into geopolitical chaos! Apparently, all it takes is a cheese fortune teller and a couple of weather balloons to unravel international relations. 🌍🥴 Who knew tracking radiosondes could launch a thousand bureaucratic ships? 😂
https://sprocketfox.io/xssfox/2026/08/19/sondehub-and-war/ #frivolousdomain #geopoliticalchaos #cheesefortuneteller #weatherballoons #trackersondes #HackerNews #ngated

Kansas Reflector: U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids urges NWS to be transparent about data collection shortcomings. “U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids expressed frustration Friday with the National Weather Service’s failure in the last month to launch three-fourths of the balloons typically sent aloft in Kansas to assess atmospheric conditions and assist with weather forecasting.”

#xkcd: #WeatherBalloons

https://xkcd.com/3107/

#Humour #Cartoon

Should we be concerned about the loss of #weatherballoons?
Due to staff reductions, retirements, and a federal hiring freeze, the National Weather Service has announced a series of suspensions involving #weather balloon launches in recent weeks.
Most of the time, not a big deal. But in critical times, the losses will be felt. #Satellites cannot yet replace weather balloons. They merely act to improve upon what weather balloons do.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/03/should-we-be-concerned-about-the-loss-of-weather-balloons/

Playing with a new gadget today. I'm gonna try and chase some #weatherballoons and snag a #radiosonde or two. #sondehub