Neil Jacobs, acting chief of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), said that interference from 5G-enabled smartphones could reduce the accuracy of weather forecasting by 30%. In his opinion, the detrimental impact of 5G networks will return meteorology decades ago. He noted that weather forecasts were 30% less accurate than they are now, in 1980. Mr. Jacobs stated this while speaking in the US Congress a few days ago.
Such news should concern US coastal residents, as they will have 2-3 days less time to prepare for approaching hurricanes. NOAA believes that interference from 5G networks could affect the accuracy of hurricane routing.
Recall, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has launched an auction, which will be sold out the 24 GHz frequency band. This happened despite protests from NASA, NOAA and the US Meteorological Society. Several senators later petitioned the FCC to ban the use of the 24 GHz band until a solution was found.
The essence of the problem lies in the fact that in the process of formation of water vapor, weak signals at a frequency of 23,8 GHz enter the atmosphere. This frequency is in close proximity to the range that telecommunications companies intend to use when deploying fifth generation (5G) communication networks. These signals are tracked by meteorological satellites that provide data for predicting hurricanes and other weather events. Meteorologists believe that telecom operators can use a weaker signal in base stations, which will reduce the level of interference that interferes with sensitive sensors.
Another fear of meteorologists is that the FCC intends to continue selling frequencies to telecommunications companies. These are bands that are close to those currently used for precipitation detection (36-37 GHz), temperature monitoring (50,2-50,4 GHz), and cloud detection (80-90 GHz). Currently, the US authorities are discussing this issue with some other states, trying to work out a solution to the problem. It is expected that the verdict on this issue will be delivered in October this year, when the World Radiocommunication Conference will take place.
It is worth noting that the auction held by the FCC, which has already brought about $ 2 billion in profit from the sale of frequencies for building 5G networks, is still ongoing.
Source: 3dnews.ru