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Clouds lift for forecasters


Clouds lift for forecasters
Japanese supercomputers that allow forecasters to develop accurate five to ten day forecasts are now being imported into the US. Local weather forecasts rarely predict the weather beyond five days, unlike in Europe, where ten day forecast are common. These new computers will be able to handle more satellite data and to run 50 ten-day weather simulations at once. The computers had been blocked from import by an anti-dumping complaint against the Japanese firm by the US computer firm Cray Inc. that has now been resolved.
MARCH 2, 2001
The Globe and Mail
MARCH 2, 2001

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