{"id":33871,"date":"2019-05-24T10:09:26","date_gmt":"2019-05-24T14:09:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/?p=33871"},"modified":"2019-05-24T10:09:26","modified_gmt":"2019-05-24T14:09:26","slug":"noaa-and-nasa-scientists-assert-that-5g-will-set-back-weather-prediction-by-40-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/?p=33871","title":{"rendered":"NOAA and NASA Scientists Assert That 5G Will Set Back Weather Prediction by 40 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>NOAA and NASA Warns 5G<br \/>\nTechnology Will Disrupt<br \/>\nWeather Prediction<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><!--more--><a href=\"http:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Screen-Shot-2019-05-24-at-10.02.34-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-123079\" src=\"http:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Screen-Shot-2019-05-24-at-10.02.34-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"817\" height=\"392\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>by Jim Satney<br \/>\nPrepare For Change<\/p>\n<p>Scientists and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are claiming that 5G wireless technology will interrupt weather satellite imagery. If their claims are true, the interruptions would disrupt the core component used to predict the weather; thus, greatly reducing our capacity to predict major weather events more than a few days out. This could have dire consequences on our economy, considering how reliant modern society is on having prediction models serve to warn communities of incoming large-scale storms. The issue is being raised during a time where some lawmakers and communities <a href=\"https:\/\/prepforthat.com\/5g-health-risks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">are questioning the health risks associated with 5G technology<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Neil Jacobs, head of the NOAA, explained to Congress last week that 5G wireless could disrupt weather prediction so dramatically that it would set us back four decades.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hearing: The Future of Forecasting: Building a Stronger U.S. Weather Enterprise (EventID=109467)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/naIySmi9cU4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you looked back in time to see when our forecast skill was 30 percent less than today, it\u2019s somewhere around 1980. This would result in the reduction of hurricane track forecast lead time by roughly 2 to 3 days,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>And it isn\u2019t just Jacobs warning of potential negative fallout with interrupted weather prediction technology. <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/CSPAN3_20190419_184600_House_Science_Committee_Hearing_on_NASA_Budget\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NASA\u2019s Jim Bridenstine says that 5G technology will rattle our ability to predict dangerous hurricane paths<\/a>, which will leave many communities exposed to increased loss of property and life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat part of the electromagnetic spectrum is necessary to make predictions as to where a hurricane is going to make landfall,\u201d he told the committee. \u201cIf you can\u2019t make that prediction accurately, then you end up not evacuating the right people and\/or you evacuate people that don\u2019t need to evacuate, which is a problem.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, alongside Bridenstine, sent a warning letter to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai and requested a forum to speak over the issue.<\/p>\n<p>Pai rejected the meeting claiming there is no \u201ctechnical basis for an objection.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Two weeks later, the FCC began auctioning off the 24GHz spectrum.<\/p>\n<p>Two senators, Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) issued concern to Pai as well.<\/p>\n<p>To continue down the path the FCC is currently on, to continue to ignore the serious alarms the scientific community is raising, could lead to dangerous impacts to American national security, to American industries, and to the American people,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n<p>The two senators asked Pai to not issue any more 24GHz licenses or allow any telecommunication companies to utilize 24GHz frequency until weather prediction satellites can function properly under 5G conditions.<\/p>\n<p>But the wireless industry and FCC are fighting back. They say there is no basis for the claims.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s an absurd claim with no science behind it,\u201d wrote Brad Gillen, CTIA\u2019s executive vice president, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctia.org\/news\/how-a-fake-weather-sensor-could-take-out-5g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">stated in his own personal retort<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are risking our 5G leadership over protecting mothballed decade-old government systems,\u201d he continued to scold.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan Gerth, an atmospheric scientist at the University of Wisconsin at Madison says that Gillen\u2019s statement is \u201cmisleading.\u201d Gerth says that microwave sensors used to read water vapor data are easy to interfere with.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dear <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CTIA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CTIA<\/a>, I&#39;d like to introduce you to the Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS), a real instrument in flight right now with a sensing band at 23.8 GHz. Sure, NPOESS was cancelled but JPSS is the backbone of US-world space observing. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FactsMatter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FactsMatter<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uQ5UozWSiw\">https:\/\/t.co\/uQ5UozWSiw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jordan Gerth (@jjgerth) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jjgerth\/status\/1131207836594319361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 22, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The issue comes down to two frequencies that won\u2019t play well together (at least, according to who you may believe). The microwave sensors rely on 23.8 gigahertz frequency. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/weather\/2019\/03\/13\/fcc-auction-off-wireless-spectrum-that-could-interfere-with-vital-weather-data-rejecting-requests-us-house-science-agencies\/?noredirect=on&amp;utm_term=.71b4cffec3fb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The FCC is auctioning off 24 gigahertz bands<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"SandboxRoot env-bp-350\" data-twitter-event-id=\"0\">\n<div id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"EmbeddedTweet EmbeddedTweet--cta js-clickToOpenTarget tweet-InformationCircle-widgetParent\" lang=\"en\" data-click-to-open-target=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jjgerth\/status\/1131207836594319361\" data-iframe-title=\"Twitter Tweet\" data-scribe=\"page:tweet\" data-twitter-event-id=\"1\">\n<div class=\"EmbeddedTweet-ancestor EmbeddedTweet-ancestor--repliesRefresh\" data-scribe=\"section:conversation\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The NOAA\u2019s position is that the two bands will interfere with one another making water vapor data unreliable. Without water vapor data, there is no good way to predict the weather.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10475\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10475\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prepforthat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2019\/05\/J7TI254NFFDYXEOPWLNUMVHO4E.jpg?resize=767%2C611&amp;ssl=1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 767px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prepforthat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2019\/05\/J7TI254NFFDYXEOPWLNUMVHO4E.jpg?w=767&amp;ssl=1 767w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prepforthat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2019\/05\/J7TI254NFFDYXEOPWLNUMVHO4E.jpg?resize=300%2C239&amp;ssl=1 300w\" alt=\"weather 5G technology disruptions hurricane prediction\" width=\"767\" height=\"611\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10475\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-10475\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">photo credit: AMS Weather Book<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cIf you look back in time to see when our forecast skill was roughly 30 percent less than it was today, it\u2019s somewhere around 1980,\u2033 Jacobs said while testifying before the House Science Committee.<\/p>\n<p>What does a reduction mean for <a href=\"https:\/\/prepforthat.com\/how-to-survive-a-catastrophic-hurricane\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">hurricane survival<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>Jacobs says that the reduction means that Hurricane Sandy would never have been predicted by the European Model.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe assessments that NASA has done in conjunction with NOAA have determined that \u2026 there is a very high probability that we are going to lose a lot of data,\u201d NASA\u2019s administrator, Jim Bridenstine, told the House Science Committee.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyden.senate.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/Navy%2024Hz%205G%20Spectrum%20Impacts.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Even the Navy is issuing concerns over 5G technology disruptions<\/a> and weather prediction models, saying it will result in \u201ca probable degradation of weather and ocean models\u201d and \u201cincreased risk of \u2026 degraded battlespace awareness for tactical\/operational advantage.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>5G Health Risks a National Concern<\/h2>\n<p>The NOAA and Nasa\u2019s scrutiny over 5G technology comes on the heels of an outpouring of national criticism over 5G health concerns. Parents in California recently got <a href=\"https:\/\/prepforthat.com\/sprint-5g-tower-ripon-elementary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sprint to shut down a 5G tower<\/a>, claiming <a href=\"https:\/\/prepforthat.com\/5g-cell-tower-cancer-san-joaquin-county\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the tower was causing children\u2019s cancer<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/prepforthat.com\/5g-equipment-quietly-being-installed-on-rhode-island-street-lamps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Residents in Rhode Island claim the city is quietly installing 5G devices on lamp posts and street lights<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/prepforthat.com\/vermont-5g-broadband-bill-health-concerns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vermont lawmakers intend to amend a 5G bill due to health concerns<\/a>. The country of <a href=\"https:\/\/prepforthat.com\/switzerland-to-monitor-5g-health-risks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Switzerland assembled a 5G monitoring group<\/a> that discloses its findings to citizens. <a href=\"https:\/\/prepforthat.com\/portland-blocking-5g-networks-over-health-risks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Portland\u2019s mayor is attempting to block 5G tower installs<\/a> around the area.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, the 5G battle seems to just be getting started.<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/prepforthat.com\/noaa-nasa-warns-5g-technology-will-disrupt-weather-prediction\/\">https:\/\/prepforthat.com\/noaa-nasa-warns-5g-technology-will-disrupt-weather-prediction\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NOAA and NASA Warns 5G Technology Will Disrupt Weather Prediction<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33871","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33871","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=33871"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33871\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=33871"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=33871"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=33871"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}