Supercomputador é capaz de prever desastres climáticos no Brasil!

R$ 25 Million Supercomputer Enhances Climate Disaster Forecasting in Brazil

Written by Caio Aviz

Published on 29/05/2025 at 12:15

Ministra da Ciência e Tecnologia e equipe visitam instalação de pesquisa com módulo científico e bandeira do Brasil ao fundo.

Seja o primeiro a reagir!

Inpe Invests in Cutting-Edge Technology for Climate Monitoring

The National Institute for Space Research (Inpe) received, in May 2025, a state-of-the-art supercomputer, acquired for R$ 25 million from HPE-Cray. This equipment, landed at São José dos Campos airport (SP), will be installed at the Weather Forecast and Climate Studies Center (Cptec), in Cachoeira Paulista, replacing the old Tupã system, in operation since 2010. The new machine promises to revolutionize weather and climate forecasts in the country, offering greater accuracy and speed in data analysis.

Technological Advance in Predicting Extreme Events

With processing power six times greater than its predecessor, the new supercomputer will enable more detailed environmental simulations, essential for anticipating extreme climate events such as droughts and storms. Additionally, it will strengthen studies on climate change, providing more accurate data to understand climate patterns and develop effective mitigation strategies.

Benefits for Strategic Sectors

The implementation of the supercomputer will directly benefit agencies such as the National Center for Monitoring and Natural Disaster Alerts (Cemaden) and Civil Defense, which will have more accurate information for managing natural disasters. Sectors such as energy and agriculture will also be positively impacted, with improved climate forecasts assisting in resource management and crop planning.

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW

Major Oil, Gas, and Energy Event Will Take Place in Brazil: Macaé Energy Will Gather Petrobras, Equinor, Prio, Among Other Suppliers and Energy Executives for Business, Networking, and Employment Opportunities

The Technical Agenda and the Fair in the City of Macaé Should Boost Discussions on Investments, Energy Transition, and Development of the Oil, Gas, and Energy Chain in the National...

Paulo Nogueira

Transition to a New Era in Brazilian Meteorology

The replacement of the Tupã supercomputer with the new system represents a milestone in Inpe’s computational capacity. Previously, specialists took about 23 hours to complete tasks. Now, they can perform them in minutes, quickly meeting society’s demands for accurate meteorological information.

Commitment to Innovation and Safety

This investment, therefore, reinforces Brazil’s commitment to science and technology, as well as establishing the country as a reference in Latin America. Furthermore, the new technology will allow Inpe to enhance numerical models for weather and climate forecasting, which is essential. Consequently, Inpe will also be able to develop more detailed environmental simulations, increasing the accuracy of meteorological analyses in various scenarios. Therefore, the teams will strengthen the monitoring of extreme events, ensuring more effective responses to natural disasters in all affected regions.
Thus, this measure directly contributes to safety as well as the well-being of the population, expanding benefits for the entire society.

0 Comentários

Mais recente

Mais antigos Mais votado

Feedbacks

Visualizar todos comentários

R$ 25 Million Supercomputer Enhances Climate Disaster Forecasting in Brazil

Inpe Invests in Cutting-Edge Technology for Climate Monitoring

Technological Advance in Predicting Extreme Events

Benefits for Strategic Sectors

Major Oil, Gas, and Energy Event Will Take Place in Brazil: Macaé Energy Will Gather Petrobras, Equinor, Prio, Among Other Suppliers and Energy Executives for Business, Networking, and Employment Opportunities

Transition to a New Era in Brazilian Meteorology

Commitment to Innovation and Safety

At just 14 years old, a boy creates a system without energy, using steel pipes buried in the ground, that irrigates seedlings with moisture from the air, to combat the water scarcity threatening reforestation in northern China.

Where there was only sand and wind at 40 degrees, China built a megacity of 500,000 inhabitants with farms, wineries, and universities in the middle of the desert using melted glacier water from hundreds of kilometers away.

At over 8,800 meters above sea level, the summit of Mount Everest is made up of rocks that originated at the bottom of an ocean about 500 million years ago and were pushed to the highest point on Earth by the collision of tectonic plates.

With a water crisis on the radar, Sabesp invests in reclaimed water for data centers and transforms sewage treatment into a solution that saves millions of liters and protects public supply.

The Federal District bets on innovation and sustainability by launching a hydrogen-powered bus on a new tourist route, promising to reduce emissions and transform the urban experience for residents and visitors.

Archaeologists have discovered a mysterious, narrow, and unusual underground tunnel in Saxony-Anhalt within a prehistoric enclosure, and the most striking detail is that it was intentionally sealed.

In the driest desert in the world, scientists and farmers are growing lettuce amid tons of sand using water taken from the air, in a project that transforms fog into crops and reveals a surprising way to make life flourish where almost nothing survives.

With a water crisis on the radar, Sabesp invests in reclaimed water for data centers and transforms sewage treatment into a solution that saves millions of liters and protects public supply.

Giant of the winds in Rio Grande do Norte: Serra do Tigre Wind Complex receives new investments and accelerates the expansion of clean energy generation to supply millions of Brazilian homes.

Petrobras reaffirms its commitment to the market and ensures that it will carry out the energy transition safely to maintain national sovereignty.

A study confirms that the natural gas sector will reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Brazil by 0.5% and accelerate the energy transition by 2026.

Petrobras implements a severe adjustment and confirms a 55% increase in the price of aviation kerosene with a proposal for installment payments for the companies.

R$ 25 Million Supercomputer Enhances Climate Disaster Forecasting in Brazil

Inpe Invests in Cutting-Edge Technology for Climate Monitoring

Technological Advance in Predicting Extreme Events

Benefits for Strategic Sectors

Major Oil, Gas, and Energy Event Will Take Place in Brazil: Macaé Energy Will Gather Petrobras, Equinor, Prio, Among Other Suppliers and Energy Executives for Business, Networking, and Employment Opportunities

Transition to a New Era in Brazilian Meteorology

Commitment to Innovation and Safety

At just 14 years old, a boy creates a system without energy, using steel pipes buried in the ground, that irrigates seedlings with moisture from the air, to combat the water scarcity threatening reforestation in northern China.

Where there was only sand and wind at 40 degrees, China built a megacity of 500,000 inhabitants with farms, wineries, and universities in the middle of the desert using melted glacier water from hundreds of kilometers away.

At over 8,800 meters above sea level, the summit of Mount Everest is made up of rocks that originated at the bottom of an ocean about 500 million years ago and were pushed to the highest point on Earth by the collision of tectonic plates.

With a water crisis on the radar, Sabesp invests in reclaimed water for data centers and transforms sewage treatment into a solution that saves millions of liters and protects public supply.

The Federal District bets on innovation and sustainability by launching a hydrogen-powered bus on a new tourist route, promising to reduce emissions and transform the urban experience for residents and visitors.

Archaeologists have discovered a mysterious, narrow, and unusual underground tunnel in Saxony-Anhalt within a prehistoric enclosure, and the most striking detail is that it was intentionally sealed.

In the driest desert in the world, scientists and farmers are growing lettuce amid tons of sand using water taken from the air, in a project that transforms fog into crops and reveals a surprising way to make life flourish where almost nothing survives.

While the world looks at oil, the war with Iran is already disrupting helium supply from Qatar, affecting car and iPhone chips, threatening AI expansion, and putting pressure on aluminum packaging at the highest value in four years.

Global warming will expose a treasure hidden under the ice of Antarctica and may spark an international dispute over gold and valuable minerals.

A street vendor from Praia Grande built a robot made of scrap from scooters and washing machines that pulls his popcorn cart on the beach, emits sounds, and interacts with customers, becoming an attraction on the coast of São Paulo.

The specifications of the Xiaomi 18 Pro Max have been leaked, and the highlight is a dual 200 MP camera with a new 22-nanometer technology that promises to consume less energy and capture details in shadows and bright areas using LOFIC HDR.

If the trip to the Moon were a hoax, it would be necessary to keep the secret among 400,000 people for more than 50 years and to deceive even the Soviet Union, which was tracking the radio signals coming from the exact direction of the satellite during each Apollo mission.

With a water crisis on the radar, Sabesp invests in reclaimed water for data centers and transforms sewage treatment into a solution that saves millions of liters and protects public supply.

Giant of the winds in Rio Grande do Norte: Serra do Tigre Wind Complex receives new investments and accelerates the expansion of clean energy generation to supply millions of Brazilian homes.

Petrobras reaffirms its commitment to the market and ensures that it will carry out the energy transition safely to maintain national sovereignty.

A study confirms that the natural gas sector will reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Brazil by 0.5% and accelerate the energy transition by 2026.

Petrobras implements a severe adjustment and confirms a 55% increase in the price of aviation kerosene with a proposal for installment payments for the companies.