forecasting

5G networks could interfere with signals from weather satellites leading to forecasting errors

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5G mobile networks could interfere with signals from weather satellites in the neighbouring frequency band leading to forecasting errors, study warns US researchers modelled the impact that ‘5G leakage’ would have on forecasting They used a tornado outbreak from February 2008 as a case study for modelling Interference would have thrown off precipitation forecasts by … Read more

Space Weather: Solar storm forecasting system developed by ‘citizen-scientists’

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Solar storm forecasting system developed by ‘citizen-scientists’ could help prevent damage to satellites and power grids and protect astronauts from harmful radiation Members of the public helped to analyse so-called coronal mass ejections These are releases of charged particles and magnetic field from the Sun  From the analysis, the team were able to devise new … Read more