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NOAA Gets Two New Supercomputers To Boost Weather Forecasting
Daniel Brown, (L) Senior Hurricane Specialist, and Lisa Bucci, Hurricane Research Scientist, track the progress of what was once Hurricane Agatha at the National Hurricane Center on June 1, 2022, in Miami. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) At a Glance The machines are ranked 49 and 50 on a list of the fastest supercomputers in the world.They can churn out data three times faster than the previous system.An upgrade to hurricane forecasts is just one of the things they'll enable. Weather forecasting...
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One Year After Surfside Condo Collapse, Investigators Consider Weather As They Still Search For A Cause
The site where the Champlain Towers South collapsed, killing 98 people, is shown on April 14, 2022, in Surfside, Florida. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File) At a Glance Champlain Towers South collapsed June 24, 2021.Investigators will compile a record of significant wind events in South Florida.Weather complicated recovery and cleanup efforts. A year after a deadly condominium collapse in South Florida, investigators are still looking at several possible causes - including if weather or water over time could have left hidden...
Earthquake Swarm Rattles South Carolina
At a Glance The USGS has recorded more than 40 earthquakes in central South Carolina since Dec. 21.The strongest was a 3.6 on Thursday.Experts say there's no cause for alarm. South Carolina is being shaken by an unusual number of earthquakes, but experts say there's no cause for alarm. “There’s no reason to worry in particular," Wendy Bohon, an earthquake geologist at the Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology in Washington D.C., told weather.com Thursday. "It’s just a little earthquake swarm...
At Least Three Dead in Amtrak Train Derailment; Passenger Describes Moment of Crash
At a Glance An Amtrak train derailed in northern Missouri.The train hit a dump truck.At least three people died and several were injured. At least three people are dead after an Amtrak train collided with a truck on the tracks and derailed Monday afternoon in northern Missouri. A passenger on board the train described seeing a dump truck just as the train approached. “Then I heard a massive bang. The train lurched forward," Dax McDonald told weather.com in a phone...
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