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As evidenced by the damage done by Hurricane Dorian, it is crucial that people know as much about a storm as possible.
Even though it is hard to exactly pinpoint the direction and intensity of a storm, meteorologists are able to get enough information out to people to potentially save lives. But that could all change when 5G is rolled out.
5G technology can interfere with the satellites that help meteorologists with weather forecasting. Neil Jacobs, the acting head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, testified back in May that 5G wireless signals could decrease forecasting accuracy by 30 percent. He compared this drop off to how well a storm would have been predicted in 1980. Neither regulators nor the cell phone industry seem to be phased by these warnings. Weather officials are begging for some kind of agreement to be made to make sure that people are safe.
A hurricane’s intensity and pathway are gathered from other phenomena in the atmosphere which are all gathered from the satellites. If 5G signals are operating in this pathway, it will make the interpretation of the data much more complicated.
In order for this to work, the existing weather sensing bands need to be protected and 5G needs to be in areas that are far enough away from where the present weather sensors exist. 5G power in some areas may need to be turned down to help track a storm. Other concerns, obviously, are the effects of 5G radiation on the environment.
5G may need to pump the brakes a bit to make sure that people and the environment are safe. Everyone wants things to work faster and more efficiently, but proper roll-out and full understanding of the details are needed before proceeding.
