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17
Jul

Astronomers push for global debate on giant satellite swarms

July 17, 2021
Astronomers are making some headway at the UN over the issue of how satellite megaconstellations are affecting the night skies for everyone. By me from #SATCON2 https://t.co/YdREfmTHNh— Alexandra Witze (@alexwitze) July 16, 2021 Source: Nature doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-021-01954-4 16 July 2021 Working with the United Nations, scientists hope to establish standards for satellite ‘megaconstellations’ and reduce disruption...
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29
Oct

António Guterres Secretary-General, United Nations, for the World Radio Communication Conference 2019 (WRC-19)

October 29, 2019
Video message from António Guterres Secretary-General, United Nations, for the World Radio Communication Conference 2019 (WRC-19), Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, 28 October – 23 November 2019. Added note by EMFSA:
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21
Oct

A Path Towards Reasonable Autonomous Weapons Regulation

October 21, 2019
21 Oct 2019 Experts representing a diversity of views on autonomous weapons systems collaborate on a realistic policy roadmap By Ronald Arkin, Leslie Kaelbling, Stuart Russell, Dorsa Sadigh, Paul Scharre, Bart Selman and Toby Walsh Editor’s Note: The debate on autonomous weapons systems has been escalating over the past several years as the underlying technologies evolve to...
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20
Jun

UN weather experts – 5G technology jeopardizes forecasting and early warning alerts

June 20, 2019
The UN weather and climate agency, WMO, has warned that the latest “5G” mobile phone technology jeopardizes early warning services which protect people from natural disasters such as tropical cyclones. In a resolution expressing “serious concern at the continuing threat to several radio-frequency bands” of 5G, the World Meteorological Organization’s executive Congress insisted that forecasting...
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03
Nov

Call for Truly Protective Limits for Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields (100 kHz to 300 GHz)

November 3, 2018
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