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Weather Computer: 69.7 trillion calculations/second
Recently we ran a story about NIWA’s new supercomputer – but here’s a weather computer that’s more than twice as…
Hurricane Fred now a major hurricane
The second hurricane of the Atlantic season formed yesterday afternoon NZT and this morning Hurricane Fred rapidly strengthened into a…
Tropical Storms Fred & Linda
Tropical Storm Fred has strengthened today and as of 11 am ET top winds were near 115kmh. Fred is located…
What’s happening in the tropics?
The Atlantic Hurricane season was late to form then quickly burst in to life…but almost as fast as it began,…
Hurricane Jimena approaches Mexico
Tonight NZT Hurricane Jimena was located west-northwest of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Maximum sustained winds have lowered to near 180km/h, which…
Storms on both sides of North America
Tropical Storm ERIKA… Tropical Storm Erika formed in the Atlantic late on Tuesday. Erika is centered east of the northern…
Hurricane Bill nears USA & Canada – clears Bermuda
Hurricane Bill is accelerating north, well off the Eastern U.S. coast, and is still expected to turn northeast overnight. Bill…
Animals: Can they tell us a story?
Can animals predict the weather? Some people believe they can and here are a few examples… In the USA, a…
Bermuda waits for Bill; Waves 11 metres high predicted
Hurricane Bill continues to have winds of 170km winds, and it remains a category 2 storm. Bill continues moving over…
Hurricane Bill – Bermuda on hurricane watch
Hurricane Bill has strengthened a little this morning after slightly weakening overnight. Winds near the centre remain at 205km/h. This makes…
