Making sense of a chaotic planet: How understanding weather and climate risks depends on supercomputers like NCAR’s

Behind the long-term climate projections that affect our lives sits one of the most remarkable scientific achievements of the modern era.

By: Antonios Mamalakis, University of Virginia, The Conversation

Outlets: The Conversation

Published: February 25, 2026

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Last Updated: 2 hours, 22 minutes ago

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By Antonios Mamalakis, University of Virginia

Have you ever stopped to wonder how forecasters can predict the weather days in advance, or how scientists figure out how the climate might evolve under different policies?

The Earth system is a vast web of intertwined processes, from microscopic chemical reactions to towering storms. Ocean currents circulating deep in the Atlantic, forests exchanging carbon with the atmosphere, and humans altering the composition of the air all …

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