Australia’s supercomputers are falling behind – and it’s hurting our ability to adapt to climate change

By Christian Jakob, Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for the Weather of the 21st Century, Monash University

As Earth continues to warm, Australia faces some important decisions.

For example, where should we place solar and wind energy infrastructure to reliably supply Australians with electricity? How can we secure our food production and freshwater supply? Should we invest in bigger dams to increase our resilience to drought, or better flood mitigation to manage more intense rainfall?

Deciding on the best path forward depends on having reliable and detailed information about about how wind, water and sunlight will behave in our future. This information is provided by

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