5G Networks Could Throw Weather Forecasting Into Chaos
b'If you had a choice between a better, faster cell phone signal and an accurate weather forecast, which would you pick? That\\u2019s the question facing federal officials as they decide whether to auction off more of the wireless spectrum or heed meteorologists who say that such a move could throw US weather forecasting into chaos. On Capitol Hill Thursday, NOAA\\u2019s acting chief, Neil Jacobs, said that interference from 5G wireless phones could reduce the accuracy of forecasts by 30 percent.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'