The National Weather Service has reduced weather balloon launches at some of its sites due to shortages of hydrogen and helium, potentially affecting forecasts and weather and climate research. Some scientists said the disruptions, coupled with the closure of a yet-to-be-reopened launch site on Cape Cod last year, could affect forecasts, particularly in the New …

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