# Stratospheric drone could make weather balloons obsolete

> Weather balloons are wasteful, and not very eco-friendly – they burst upon reaching high altitudes, then fall back to the earth as trash that rarely gets recovered.

- **Source:** [Newatlas](https://newatlas.com/drones/stratospheric-drone-weather-balloon-alternative/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6ac95c7e80c7aa7998eeb00b)
- **Published:** 2026-10-09
- **Category:** Drones
- **Tags:** #drone
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6ac95c7e80c7aa7998eeb00b

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