Climate supercomputer: UK invests £1.2bn in 'state-of-the-art' forecasting system

Michael Holder
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The 'supercomputer' is designed to offer faster and more accurate climate and weather forecasting
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The 'supercomputer' is designed to offer faster and more accurate climate and weather forecasting

Government claims supercomputer will reap multi-billion pound economic benefits by offering better climate and weather forecasting

A new state-of-the-art "supercomputer" designed to more accurately predict severe weather and climate impacts has been given the green light today thanks to £1.2bn funding from the government, which said...

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