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A supercomputer climate model is so accurate it predicted the weather patterns seen in the famous 1972 'Blue Marble' image of Earth

A supercomputer climate model is so accurate it predicted the weather patterns seen in the famous 1972 ‘Blue Marble’ image of Earth

The “Blue Marble” was one of the most iconic images of the Apollo era. Taken by Apollo 17 astronauts on their return trip from the moon, the first fully illuminated image of Earth taken by a person captured what the world looked like on December 7, 1972, just over 50 years ago. year. Now a …

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Supercomputer predicts bizarre weather events

Supercomputer predicts bizarre weather events

In Cape Town, a modern-day oracle peered into our days to come and what he saw was chilling. The future he predicted holds deadly heat waves, unprecedentedly powerful storms and habitat-altering droughts that will upend the country’s climate system. The Lengau supercomputer at the Center for High Performance Computing of the Council for Scientific and …

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Climate Research: Making Weather Forecasts More Accurate and Effective

Climate Research: Making Weather Forecasts More Accurate and Effective

image: Dr Julian Quinting receives an ERC seed grant. (Photo: Amadeus Bramsiepe, KIT) see After Credit: Amadeus Bramsiepe, KIT Improving weather forecasts and reducing their computational effort to save costs and energy – these are the goals of the ASPIRE project. Meteorologist Dr. Julian Quinting from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) uses recurring signals …

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Meet self-proclaimed "Internet Weather Man" Ryan Hall

Meet self-proclaimed “Internet Weather Man” Ryan Hall

Comment this story Comment There may be no Internet weather personality with a wider reach than Ryan Hall, a 27-year-old man based in eastern Kentucky. Unlike other famous weather names, Hall doesn’t gain viewership from traditional network news or The Weather Channel — he does on social media. Weather personalities like Hall – who is …

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