New Year's Eve revelers might notice less of one party decoration: helium balloons.A nationwide gas shortage caused prices to skyrocket and local businesses to inflate prices to meet their bottom ...

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MADISON, Wis.—Celebrants at Madison’s citywide party will be ringing in the New Year without the traditional helium balloons. In past years, as many as 1,300 helium balloons were distributed ...

The party decorator still uses helium-filled balloons, but not as many. And now, in her busiest season of the year, she’s having to get creative to offer clients New Year’s Eve centerpieces ...

Balloons just got real. An element of the periodic table, helium is what chemists call an inert gas. Helium has an atomic number of 2. It's nontoxic, nonflammable, and is used in several ...

Business was popping inside Party Warehouse on Camp Bowie Road in Fort Worth Saturday morning. But party balloons aren't all that's being inflated there. "We've had to raise prices," said owner ...

Earlier this year, when Aimee Symington tried to plan with other moms a banquet for her daughter Gracie's dance club, she had trouble finding a place that would guarantee helium balloons ...

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Mylar balloons are a part of celebrations and if they come in contact with power lines, they can cause equipment to fail resulting in a power outage. With New Year’s Eve ...

Helium balloons catch fire during New Year celebration in South Jakarta, Indonesia. Posted: January 2, 2025 | Last updated: March 6, 2025. On January 1, 2025, in South Jakarta, Indonesia ...

Helium is what keeps these balloons aloft — approximately 300,000 cubic feet (8,495 cubic meters) ... But within a few years, a new natural gas plant was up and running in Qatar, ...