Article 76YV7 Hello from the outside: heat domes impeding radio and other signals in US midwest

Hello from the outside: heat domes impeding radio and other signals in US midwest

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Stephen Starr
from Technology | The Guardian on (#76YV7)

Higher temperatures can cause radio, TV and microwave signals to travel hundreds of miles farther, upsetting communications

It was 3am in north-east Indiana's Huntington county when the outdoor emergency alarm went off on 1 July.

The only issue? There wasn't a storm, tornado or any other emergency weather event forecast or present anywhere for hundreds of miles.

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