The National Weather Service is temporarily grounding weather balloons in New York and Maine due to staffing shortages. These balloons collect critical atmospheric data to help meteorologists forecast weather, including hurricanes and wildfires. The move follows major cuts to the NWS at NOAA under the Trump administration, with the effects now becoming evident.
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