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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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    The met office can only accurately predict the weather for about 4 days in advance. Firstly there is little one can do about flooding with that period of notice,secondly, even the weather doesn't know how its likely to behave with any accuracy greater than a week or so.

    Although, we have enough information to predict how our weather will behave from season to season for which we could make preparations such as building less houses, establishing and protecting natural flood plains, maintaining waterways and drainage ditches.

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    The met office can only accurately predict the weather for about 4 days in advance. Firstly there is little one can do about flooding with that period of notice,secondly, even the weather doesn't know how its likely to behave with any accuracy greater than a week or so.

    Although, we have enough information to predict how our weather will behave from season to season for which we could make preparations such as building less houses, establishing and protecting natural flood plains, maintaining waterways and drainage ditches.

    Legh
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