Pulling Clouds into Focus

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Pulling Clouds into Focus

The world’s first exascale supercomputer will help scientists peer into the future of global climate change and open a window into weather patterns that could affect the world a generation from now. The research team used Frontier, the 1.14-exaflop HPE Cray EX supercomputer at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge…

Matt LakinNovember 14, 2023

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New Study Reveals the Influence of Natural Climate Drivers on Extreme Monsoons in Pakistan

A new study by researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory looks at some of the influences that could be driving the increasingly severe weather over Pakistan. Published in npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, the study analyzed over 40 years of data and found that natural climate…

Betsy SonewaldOctober 13, 2023

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Air Force Weather-Funded Research Aims to Improve Predictability of Extreme Weather

As extreme weather devastates communities worldwide, scientists are using modeling and simulation to understand how climate change impacts the frequency and intensity of these events. Although long-term climate projections and models are important, they are less helpful for short-term prediction of extreme weather that may rapidly displace thousands of people…

Betsy SonewaldJuly 11, 2023

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Distilling How Water Turns into Ice

Among the mysteries of science that continue to elude researchers, one stands apart in its vexing simplicity: ice. Yes, frozen water. Water’s transformation from liquid to solid is actually a complex process of nature that scientists have named—nucleation—yet do not fully understand. However, Princeton University researchers have taken trailblazing steps…

Coury TurczynNovember 9, 2022

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