With massive job cuts, the National Weather Service is reducing vital weather balloon launches in eight northern locations ...

Hot air balloons might seem like magic ... They have to be able to withstand a lot of heat and pressure. - Most all balloons nowadays are nylon and they coat it so it's non-porous so it holds ...

Weather experts and meteorologists are expressing their concern about an announcement from the National Weather Service.

Watch this fascinating demonstration of air pressure at work. Notice how the egg vibrates as the heated air escapes around it, and how it gets smoothly pushed into the bottle by atmospheric pressure.

The National Weather Service in Green Bay is reducing weather balloon launches to one a day, citing staffing shortages.

giving the balloon its shape. A person standing in a room full of air is constantly being hit by the particles of the gases that make up the air. The pressure from gas molecules may increase if ...