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From global data to supercomputers, discover how meteorologists predict the weather. Learn the science behind your daily forecast and why it's so accurate.

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The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has been selected to lead three research collaborations with fusion industry partners as part of - Read more from Inside HPC & AI News.