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David Crook, DCReport @ RawStory

Stories By David Crook, DCReport @ RawStory

Hurricane forecasts are about to get a whole lot worse

Hurricane forecasts are about to get a whole lot worse

If You Can't Find Dorian, Blame the New 5G Cellphone Networks

If you've been transfixed by the minute-by-minute tracking of Hurricane Dorian, thank a weather satellite. Data from weather satellites, weather stations and radar makes it possible for forecasters to use computer simulations to predict a hurricane’s path — and those predictions, though imperfect, help save lives. Yet, reports Salon, as forecasting technology continues to improve, it faces a big threat that could impede humanity's ability to predict the path and intensity of category 5 hurricanes like Dorian: specifically, the onset of 5G cellular technology, the blazing-fast fifth-generation wireless cellular network that is currently being rolled out.