Developed by Brazilian scientists new Model for Ocean, Land and Atmospheric Forecasts (MONAN) predicted Hurricane HeleneThe event that caused great destruction in the United States and the death of 200 people until this Thursday (03). Technology can help detect extreme weather events in advance.
The project, led by the National Institute for Space Research (Inpe), Provide weather and climate forecasts more precisely and in advance. It was created mainly for Brazil, but it can predict hurricanes and other events that are difficult to simulate anywhere else on the planet.
According to those responsible for the program, Hurricane Helene forecast shows MONAN’s potential. Hurricanes are the most intense of meteorological systems and the most difficult to simulate. This is therefore an excellent test to evaluate the dynamics and physics of the model,” underlined Saulo Freitas, the researcher leading the team.
It is important to emphasize that new Brazilian climate model not yet functionalThe final prediction is part of the experimental phase. With the emergence of a new supercomputer to be used by scientists, the technology needs to move into the advanced testing phase.
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Forming on September 24, Helene later hit the coast of Florida and reached category 4 severity three days later. developed in the Gulf of Mexico and Gained strength due to abnormal warming of the Atlantic OceanAccording to Inpe.
It later hit the states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee and Virginia. Wind speed over 220 km/h and heavy rain. The hurricane flooded roads, left many cities in ruins and almost 1 million people without electricity.
THE Cell phone service was also affected in some areasThis made it difficult to locate people reported missing in affected areas. With the number of deaths recorded so far, Hurricane Helene may be the deadliest hurricane in the United States since Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Source: Tec Mundo
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