Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of the ways that federal scientists obtain vital weather data is being curtailed by budget cuts from Elon Musk's Department of ...

A United Airlines flight was diverted last week after its windshield was cracked by an object. Now a weather balloon company says it’s “quite likely” their balloon did it. By Aimee Ortiz A weather ...

The mornings wet and windy weather kept the fleet of hot air balloons grounded again Thursday, but pilots showed off their burners for the crowd and looked forward to better flying conditions starting ...

Weather forecasting today runs on rivers of data. But there’s almost no data available from vast stretches of the planet—open ocean, polar regions, and remote sections of the world. That’s a problem ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A behind-the-scenes tool in weather forecasting is quietly being scaled back as the U.S. government is cutting back on weather balloon launches. Several National Weather Service (NWS ...

Kids and balloons are a classic. Saturday morning, the pairing reached new heights with a heavy dose of science in tow that nobody minded as area 4-Hers partnered with the geography, meteorology and ...

The Great Reno Balloon Race remains on schedule, though organizers say weather conditions will determine whether balloons fly ...