Radio Frequencies Vital to Earth Observation Must Be Guarded, UN Says
UN agencies said interference from wireless and satellite services could weaken forecasts, alerts and climate monitoring by disrupting vital radio frequencies.
- On Monday, the International Telecommunications Union and the World Meteorological Organization gathered in Geneva to warn that radio interference threatens weather forecasts and emergency alerts.
- Increasing use of radio frequencies by wireless and satellite services risks disrupting measurements and compromising the reliability of forecasts, affecting authorities' ability to respond to environmental hazards.
- WMO chief Celeste Saulo explained that weather systems rely on faint natural signals, noting these frequency bands "enable observations that no other frequencies can provide."
- Citing the recent Nor'easter storm in the Northeast, ITU head Doreen Bogdan-Martin stressed that "preventing harmful radio interference is a matter of public safety and can save lives."
- Regulatory authorities face calls to safeguard these frequency bands, as agencies emphasize that interference-free spectrum is critical for life-saving early warning systems and long-term climate monitoring.
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Radio frequencies vital to Earth observation must be guarded, UN says
The UN cautioned that radio frequency interference could disrupt measurements and compromise the reliability of forecasts, affecting authorities' ability to prepare for and respond to environmental hazards.
Frequencies vital to Earth observations must be protected, says UN
GENEVA - Radio frequencies needed for weather forecasts, early warning systems, climate monitoring and water management must be safeguarded against the growing threat of interference from emerging technologies, the United Nations said on Monday.
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Radio frequencies vital to Earth observation must be protected: UN
Some sensors measure very weak naturally occurring signals at specific frequencies, making protection from harmful interference particularly important. The systems enable observations of the atmosphere, oceans and land, and the transmission of data that supports life-saving early warnings, reliable weather forecasting and long-term climate monitoring. But the UN telecommunications and weather agencies warned on Monday that increasing use of freq…
As the relevant UN agencies point out, the disruption of these specialized frequency bands threatens to degrade the quality of data. The article UN warns of radio frequency interference appeared first on Documento.
The increasing use of frequencies by other radio services, including wireless communications and satellite services, has increased the risk of interference that may affect the frequency ranges dedicated to weather observation systems.
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