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New £1.2bn supercomputer for Met Office as UK floods.

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The Met Office is set to get a new £1.2bn supercomputer that it says will help the UK to better prepare for extreme weather events like the current flooding caused by Storm Dennis.
Data from this new supercomputer – which is expected to be the world’s most advanced dedicated solely to weather and climate – will be used to help more accurately predict storms, as well as identify the best locations for flood defenses and predict changes to the global climate. 
https://www.theengineer.co.uk/supercomputer-met-office-uk-floods/
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    Interesting read. But it still hasn't stopped the flooding.

    Being able to predict five days in advance was unable to protect peoples property that now affects peoples lives. What practical use is it to be able to predict the way the jet stream moves around and consequently the quality of weather when we are unable to stop the UK from sinking into the ocean......

    IMO We need the skills of Geologists and Engineers to provide new forms of soakawys to provide Acquafirs, sumps and water storage. This would provide a reatively clean source of water for all the various reasons one might consider the use of water.

    If the Byzantines could do it so can we...perhaps?

    Legh
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    Interesting read. But it still hasn't stopped the flooding.

    Being able to predict five days in advance was unable to protect peoples property that now affects peoples lives. What practical use is it to be able to predict the way the jet stream moves around and consequently the quality of weather when we are unable to stop the UK from sinking into the ocean......

    IMO We need the skills of Geologists and Engineers to provide new forms of soakawys to provide Acquafirs, sumps and water storage. This would provide a reatively clean source of water for all the various reasons one might consider the use of water.

    If the Byzantines could do it so can we...perhaps?

    Legh
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