Short Stuff: Weather Balloons
Stuff You Should Know

Short Stuff: Weather Balloons

B1IntermediateNovember 4, 202613 min
  • Conversation
  • Science

Weather balloons are the workhorse of the meteorological world, which is why they’ve been used daily around the world for most of a century. Let’s salute these unsung heroes of weather prediction by getting to know them better. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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