Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology is getting its own supercomputer

The Bureau of Meteorology has boosted the link between its two data centers from 80 gigabits per second to 200Gbps as it prepares for the installation of a new supercomputer. The federal budget included an undisclosed amount of funding for the new supercomputer. The supercomputer, to be used for weather forecasting, will operate for five years from July 2016. The funding includes a midlife upgrade two-and-a-half years into the projected operational life of the supercomputer.