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Earth Simulator Now Predicting Hurricanes?

Posted by simoniker on from the but-not-godzilla dept.

GeoGreg writes "The BBC is reporting that the Japanese Earth Simulator supercomputer is producing results showing that it is possible to model climate down to the level of severe weather events such as hurricanes. This computer has been discussed on Slashdot previously, and it sounds like at least some of the hype around this beastie was justified."

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  1. Butterfly by tgrasl · · Score: 5, Funny

    Can It predict where to put the butterfly to stop them ?

  2. Pish posh. by JanusFury · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm still waiting for a supercomputer that can create hurricanes. Who cares about predicting them when you can't do anything to stop them? I envision a future where we stop hurricanes by throwing other hurricanes at them, and nations conduct large scale wars by throwing hurricanes at each other.

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  3. Re:Earthsim do cool things by blibbleblobble · · Score: 4, Funny

    "I am surprised that they don't model nuclear blasts on them, because it certainly CAN."

    The one in Los Alamos does that, while the Japanese one predicts weather. It's something of a common joke that the japanese are using world's fastest supercomputer to improve the environment, while the americans are using the world's second-fastest supercomputer to design bigger nuclear weapons.