US climate research outpost abandoned over fears it will fall into sea
by Oliver Milman from on (#5GJ9R)
National Weather Service station in Massachusetts evacuated on 31 March with a demolition crew set to raze the site this month
Twice a day for the past half a century, a weather balloon to measure atmospheric conditions was released from a research station situated on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Faced with advancing seas that are set to devour it, the outpost has now been abandoned.
On 31 March, the handful of workers who operated the National Weather Service station in Chatham were evacuated due to fears the property could fall into the Atlantic Ocean. A final weather balloon was released before they left, with a demolition crew set to raze the empty site this month.
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