"Throughout history, humans' ability to rely on one another has been crucial to survival. Despite modern developments that help individuals live with minimal human engagement, the human need to connect remains."
ESB confirmed that 228,000 households remained without power this afternoon after the storm wreaked havoc across the country. The vast majority will have power restored by Friday.
'In summary, this study shows that environmental exposure is lower when base station density is low,' said the study's lead author, epidemiology researcher Adriana Fernandes Veludo. 'However, in such a situation, the emission from mobile phones is by orders of magnitude higher.' This indicates that users in rural areas could be more exposed to RF-EMF due to their devices working harder to obtain signals rather than exposure from towers.