MIAMI, FLORIDA - MAY 31: Michael Brennan, Chief Hurricane Specialist Unit, walks past the hurricane tracking map at the NOAA NWS National Hurricane Center as the media is given a tour before the start of the Atlantic hurricane season on May 31, 2019 in Miami, Florida. With the 2019 hurricane season beginning on June 1, 2019 and ending on November 30, 2019 officials are encouraging people to make sure they are prepared for the season with supplies and plans in place in case a storm hits their area. Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==
Satellites tracking water vapour in 2012 helped scientists accurately predict Superstorm Sandy’s frightening turn toward New York and New Jersey where it killed dozens of people and inflicted billions of dollars in damage.
But now scientists are warning that their precision tracking of hurricanes could be disrupted by signals from the new generation of wireless networks known as 5G that will soon roll out across the US. In one test that mimicked interference, Sandy was incorrectly forecast to head out to sea.
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