Critical weather data threatened by FCC 'spectrum' proposal, say Department of Commerce and NASA
By Jason Samenow Jason Samenow Editor and writer covering weather and climate Email Bio Follow March 8 at 4:12 PM The Federal Communications Commission has proposed policy that could jeopardize the collection of vital information for weather prediction, the heads of the Commerce Department and NASA say.
The question in this dispute boils down to in essence: What’s the bigger priority — the 5G network for wireless providers or accurate weather forecasts? It requested the FCC take down the proposal “immediately” ahead of a meeting Monday convened by NASA “to continue the long-standing interagency reconciliation process on this important topic.”
Meanwhile, late next week, the FCC will begin auctioning off parts of the spectrum, which could impact NOAA satellite information and potentially interfere with data from microwave sensors that are critical for weather prediction models.
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