National Weather Service offices across the country are suspending or reducing weather balloon flights due to low staffing.

The total number of injured passengers has not been officially confirmed, though several were reportedly taken to the ...

In late March, the National Weather Service announced it would be temporarily reducing the number of weather balloon launches ...

At 4 p.m. on Wednesday, a six-foot-wide balloon filled with hydrogen lifted off at the tiny Quillayute Airport, between soggy ...

The injuries sustained by the passengers were minor to moderate, and all affected individuals received immediate medical ...

The black POW balloons are supported by Freedom Flight. Freedom Flight is an organization made up of veterans and patriots.

On a windy day in February, crowds gathered for the Hot Air Balloon and Kite Festival at the South Florida Fairgrounds in ...

The Rapid City office suspended balloon observations, and the Aberdeen office reduced flights to once per day. The third office, located in Sioux Falls, does not launch weather balloons.

It is not clear what caused the problem. The company offering the hot air balloon flights said no accident occured, labelling the incident simply a 'hard landing, which is part of the event', RIA ...