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We often take for granted the seamless operation of our meteorological infrastructure: when, as national meteorological institutes, we launch radiosondes, these devices communicate via radio links to our ground stations; our precipitation radars scan the atmosphere for rainfall and hazardous weather phenomena; and our meteorological satellites observe the globe, transmitting their data via radio links and ground stations to our meteorologists. For a long time, we had every reason to do so. However, since 2003, this situation has changed dramatically.

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