A climate supercomputer by Microsoft and Met Office for more accurate weather forecasting.
Asiya S
Met Office existing Super Computer | credits: Microsoft News
Met Office and Microsoft are working together for the provision of a world- leading supercomputer that can help to provide more accurate weather and climate forecast.
This supercomputer is expected to be in the top 25 supercomputers in the world and to be twice as powerful as others in the UK. Met Office signed the 1.2 billion bond with Microsoft on 2020. This supercomputer will have a 10-year life span and will start working from summer 2022, on the south of UK.
Data generated can be used for giving warnings about the severe weather conditions like storm, floods and snow and can help to develop and protect the infrastructure, business and population of the country. It can help the Government to fight against climate change and its policy to reach net zero by 2050.
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Penny Endersby, Chief executive of the Met Office, promised that they will provide the highest quality data about the weather and climate and also more accurate forecast that helps people to stay safe.
It have more than 1.5 million processor cores and more than 60 quadrillion calculations per second, thus can handle more data accurately and 100% renewable energy will be used.
It provides great opportunities like employment, apprenticeships and internships in the country and also delivers research and innovation projects in areas such as data science.
It will be one of the World's most environmentally sustainable supercomputer, powered by 100% renewable energy and is expected to save more than 7,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide in the first year of service itself.