The Met Office and Microsoft are to build a world-leading supercomputer capable of providing more accurate warnings of severe weather as part of a multimillion-pound agreement.
It is expected to be the most advanced machine of its kind dedicated to weather and climate, ranking among the top 25 supercomputers in the world and twice as powerful as any other in the UK, the Met Office said.
The supercomputer has a 10-year lifespan and is due to start working from summer 2022, based in the south of the UK.
It comes as the country tries to better prepare for the impacts of increasingly extreme storms, floods and snow.
