28-03-2019 22:56 via theverge.com

How a supercomputer is helping AT&T prepare for extreme weather

AT&T has a new climate change risk-assessment tool, developed with the help of Argonne National Laboratory’s scientists and supercomputing power, CNBC reports. The telecommunications company hopes to protect its infrastructure from the flooding and extreme weather events that are projected to increase as climate change continues.A few years ago, AT&T started thinking about the long-term risks that climate change posed to its equipment. For example, the company has cell towers and
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