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Did you know this? 🤯 - Every day 1,800 weather balloons are launched across the world! From 900 locations! And that too at the same time! Twice- morning 5:30 and evening 4:30. - Weather balloons are important for forecasters to understand the atmosphere and for accurate forecasts. - The radiosonde device is attached at the bottom and is arguably the most important feature. - This device captures data that is transmitted back to forecasters in real time. It measures temperature, pressure, and humidity every second of the flight. It’s also tracked via GPS allowing wind speed and direction to be measured. - Often, either Radiosondes are lost or they get damaged. - Various studies have suggested that specialised drones equipped with sensors to gather weather data could be an efficient successor to traditional weather balloons. M Ravichandran, Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences, told PTI “We are now exploring the possibility of using drones to gather this atmospheric data which is crucial for weather forecasting,” - The drones have a key advantage over weather balloons as they can be controlled and guided to fly at low as well as high altitudes. … Sources: - NASA: Earth’s Atmosphere: A Multi-layered Cake - The Hindu: Drones may replace weather balloons soon: 08 Jun 2022 - Indian Times: India To Replace Traditional Weather Balloons With Drones: All You Need To Know: 08 Jun 2022 - The Indian Express: High-altitude balloon by Indian Institute of Astrophysics to study ‘near space’ environment: 27 Feb 2023 … My aim with this channel is to cover Indian geography in a fun and simple manner. Because India ki geography bohoooot amazing hai. Unique bhi hai. But schools mein bohot boring tareeke se padhai jaati hai. Humare states aur unke resources hi humari sabse badhi strength hain! And it’s important ki hum sabko inke baare mein pta rhe. Bass yehi karne ki koshish jaari hai. Constructive criticism hai toh bilkul do! … #weather #india #weatherprediction #weatherballoons #ias #iasaspirants #aspirants #civilservices #upsc #geography #geopolitics #kkcreate