Warnings of the effect of 5G networks on the accuracy of weather forecasts

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Recent reports have indicated that 5 networksG Can affect the accuracy of weather forecasting devices. Several months ago, NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationNOAA) Warns that the wireless spectrum Which is sold by the FCC for use in networks 5G May interfere with the data collection process used in weather forecasting.

Neil Jacobs, Acting President NOAA, Testified on Capitol Hill, said that the interference of radio radios 5G Can reduce the accuracy of weather forecast by as much as 30 percent.

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He told the House subcommittee that this would give coastal residents less days to prepare for the hurricane and could lead to less accurate predictions of where these major storms would occur and warned that such errors in these predictions could cost people their lives.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC)FCC) Announced an auction for the sale of those devices in March to wireless operators planning to use them for the new fifth generation networks.

According to the site cnet The problem lies in the use of these devices in the 24 GHz frequency band, which is very close to the range of the spectrum it uses NOAA The data collection for weather prediction is 23.8 GHz.

The concern is that the radio carriers 5G Which are used in the 24 GHz band will interfere with these sensitive sensors on satellites that monitor the weather conditions.

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