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Research May Improve Tornado Predictions

Debris dropped by hot-air balloons may give scientists at The University of Alabama in Huntsville data needed to improve tornado warnings. The payloads dropped were similar to the types of debris thrown into the air by tornados that touch the ground.

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11 Dead After Hot Air Balloon Crash in NZ

New Zealand hot air balloon hits power lines, bursts into flames; 11 die

Man runs half-marathon in hot air balloon for charity

A man in southeastern Australia ran the equivalent of a half-marathon, 21 kilometres, inside a hot air balloon to raise money for charity.

Heroic balloon pilot's body found

Authorities search for a U.S. hot air balloon pilot who ordered five skydivers to jump before his balloon plummeted and crashed during a weekend thunderstorm.

VIDEO: Balloon's basket 'went up in flames'

Eleven people have died in a hot air balloon crash near the town of Carterton in New Zealand, local officials say.

Missing Balloonist Died Saving Sky Divers

A missing hot air balloon pilot has been found dead in Georgia and a skydiver who was in the balloon said the hero pilot "sacrificed himself for our safety."