Why are radio waves useful for communication in bad weather?

They can pass through the atmosphere in any weather.

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  1. They stop at clouds
  2. They can pass through the atmosphere in any weather ✔
  3. They turn into sunlight

Why: Radio waves can pass through the atmosphere in any weather, foliage, and many building materials.

Huh, didn't know that: Radio waves can pass through the atmosphere in any weather, foliage, and many building materials.

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Answer: They can pass through the atmosphere in any weather. Radio waves can pass through the atmosphere in any weather, foliage, and many building materials.

  1. Radio en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio
    Radio waves have the ability to pass through the atmosphere in any weather, foliage, and at longer wavelengths through most building materials
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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