Meteorologists warn that US 5G communication network may threaten global weather forecasting ability

According to "Nature" magazine reported on April 26, the US government has auctioned and plans to auction some of the 5G communication network frequency bands, close to the satellite monitoring key meteorological information. As a result, 5G transmissions from mobile phones and other devices may interfere with meteorologist data collection, threatening global weather forecasting capabilities and causing loss of life and property.

"This is a global issue," said meteorologist Jordan Gess of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Unless the regulator or operator takes measures to reduce the risk of interference, Earth observation satellites will not be able to accurately monitor the water vapor in the atmosphere of the 5G coverage area of ​​the United States. When the data that these meteorologists in the United States and other countries rely on are disturbed, global weather forecasts may be affected.

According to the British "Guardian" reported on May 4, meteorologists will not be able to predict the 2018 "Oriental Beast" cold wave similar to the 2018 deaths in Europe. 5G "may seriously affect our ability to predict storms." Tony McNally, the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMRWF), said, "Ultimately, this will cause problems in human life and death. We are very worried about this."