Microsoft to build £1.2 billion supercomputer to predict weather & climate
(Windows Phone Central)

Microsoft will build one of the world`s most powerful supercomputers to help the UK Met Office predict weather and climate change. What you need to know The UK Meteorological Office will predict weather and climate change using a new supercomputer built by Microsoft. Once completed, it will be among the top 25 supercomputers in the world. The supercomputer will be built with £1.2 billion of funding from the UK Government The UK Meteorological Office (Met Office) will use a supercomputer worth £1.2 billion (roughly $1.7 billion) to forecast the weather and climate change. The computer will be built in partnership with Microsoft with funding announced by the UK Government last year. Once finished, it will be among the top 25 supercomputers in the world and twice as powerful as any in the UK. Microsoft announced the partnership in a recent blog post. The supercomputer will be used to predict severe weather, which will help the UK Government determine what areas need to be built ...