内容摘要：in saying, “There’s no better place to lead the Make America Healthy Again mission.”

in saying, “There’s no better place to lead the Make America Healthy Again mission.”

“Our services have never been better,” Graham said. “Our ability to serve this country has never been better. And it will be this year as well.”But beyond the hurricane center,

because of lack of staffing. In some places, balloon launches have dropped from twice a day to once a day.NOAA hopes to get more balloons launched if needed, Brennan said.A child’s swing still hangs on a tree, surrounded by debris from homes destroyed by Hurricane Milton, on Manasota Key, Fla., Oct. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

A child’s swing still hangs on a tree, surrounded by debris from homes destroyed by Hurricane Milton, on Manasota Key, Fla., Oct. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)Data from the balloons is crucial for understanding steering currents and needed for forecasts, Uccellini said. He said when hurricanes threatened during his tenure he would order the launch of several extra balloons in the Great Plains to help figure out if storms would hit the United States.

“Hurricane forecasts, I’m expecting not to be as accurate this year because of that lack of balloon data,″ said former NOAA meteorologist Jeff Masters, now at Yale Climate Connections.

Aoun Angueira reported from San Diego.EDITOR’S NOTE: Albert Stumm writes about wellness, food and travel. Find his work at https://www.albertstumm.com

as a top adviser to President Donald Trump after spearheading efforts with theto reduce and overhaul the federal bureaucracy. The billionaire entrepreneur posted Wednesday about his decision on X, his social media website.

Elon Musk flashes his t-shirt that reads “DOGE” to the media as he walks on South Lawn of the White House, in Washington, March 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)Elon Musk flashes his t-shirt that reads “DOGE” to the media as he walks on South Lawn of the White House, in Washington, March 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)