With the advent of 5G networks our lives have become easier and all our needs are now just a click away with the fast-paced technology but the side effects of any advancements are inevitable, and so is the impact of 5G towers and the electromagnetic radiation (EMR) emitted by them.
Its harmful impact extends beyond the imagination of human beings, the impacts include tiny animals and insects including bees, sparrows, bats, pigeons, and other animals as well. Research indicates that non-ionizing electromagnetic fields that range from 0 Hz to 300 GHz can affect a wide range of non-human species across various ecosystems.
What does the research tell us?
The EKLIPSE report, an EU-funded review board, re-analysed 97 studies about the potential impacts of electromagnetic radiation on the environment. It suggested that EMR presented a potential threat to the orientation of birds and insects and the health of plants. It cautioned that with countries shifting towards 5G, the risk could heighten, also disrupt the magnetic "compass" of the Earth used by many migratory birds and insects and that could cause disorientation to their ability to gauge direction.
Further, a perspective paper in Frontiers in Public Health stressed that non-ionizing EMF might have harmful effects on the fauna and flora of all the species examined. The paper pinpointed the singular physiology of non-human animals and their extreme sensitivity to natural as well as human-induced EMF.
How do these electromagnetic radiations affect each animal respectively?
Bees suffer from reduced egg laying and reproductive problems, resulting in colony collapse disorder, as identified in studies by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) in India. Similarly, sparrows exposed to mobile tower radiation experience deformed embryos, reproductive illnesses, and heightened aggression, according to the same study.
Pigeons and starlings have shown navigation and behavioral changes due to EMR interference, as identified in the EKLIPSE report. Not only these but bats were also impaired in their echolocation skills, while butterflies experience navigation difficulties, as suggested in studies reported in the Frontiers in Public Health article.
These radiations have not even left amphibians aside, tiny animals such as frogs and small mammals such as mice and rats also show developmental and reproductive problems, as well as nervous system disturbances, when subjected to EMR.
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