Accurate weather forecast within a few kilometers

Scientists can forecast the weather accurately within a few kilometers, thanks to the simulation of global weather developments.

'In the next 20-40 years, we can create accurate climate models, including the El Nino forecast, within a few kilometers' , Alan Thorpe, General Manager of the Central Weather Forecast Center. European term (based in the UK), said.

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Hurricane Jimena was taken over the satellite on September 1 before it landed in Mexico.

The weather model is a computerized version of Earth's climate system based on physics and complex calculations. These models can be used to forecast the weather, understand the climate and predict climate change.

Mr. Thorpe said that the current climate model is close to the range of 100km, compared to 300km about 10-15 years ago. However, the capabilities of computers and their prices are a big problem.

The price of a supercomputer amounted to £ 200 million (VND 7,340 billion), accounting for 7% of the UK's budget for science every year, Thorpe said.