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A Better Way to ID Extreme Weather Events in Climate Models

By Guest PostDecember 11, 2011Environmentatmospheric river, berkeley lab, bill collins, cam5, category 5 hurricane, climate simulation, community atmospheric model, computer models, cray xe6 supercomputer, dan krotz, data, effects of climate change, floods, frequency of extreme weather events, global atmosphere models, global climate model, hawaiian islands, heavy precipitation, high resolution simulation, hopper, hurricane, large datasets, library of congress, michael wehner, models, North America, pacific coast, pattern detection algorithm, prabhat, satellite images, simulation, weather, weather phenomenon, wes bethel

*Berkeley Lab scientists help automate the search for hurricanes and other storms in huge datasets*

You’d think that spotting a category 5 hurricane would never be difficult. But when the hurricane is in a global climate model that spans several decades, it becomes a fleeting wisp among mountains of data.

That’s a problem. As scientists develop ever-more sophisticated computer models to predict the effects of climate change, one of the things they’ll look for are changes in the frequency of extreme weather events such as hurricanes and heavy precipitation. The more data generated by models, however, the more difficult it is to quantify these rare but potent events. (more…)

Yale Discovery of ‘Young’ Supermassive Black Holes Challenges Current Theory

By Guest PostDecember 9, 2011Scienceastronomers, big bang, black hole, brooke simmons, Chile, current theory, data, earth time, eilat glikman, ezequiel treister, fast growing, Galaxy, host galaxies, Hubble Space Telescope, kevin schawinski, mass range, Milky Way, priyamvada natarajan, supermassive black holes, universidad de concepcion, yale discovery, yale university

Astronomers at Yale University have discovered what appear to be three fast-growing supermassive black holes in a relatively young, still-forming galaxy.

The discovery raises the possibility that this type of black hole continues to form billions of years after the Big Bang, challenging current theory. Astronomers previously thought all supermassive black holes emerged soon after the birth of the universe 13.7 billion years ago. (more…)

IBM Completes Acquisition of Algorithmics

By Guest PostOctober 21, 2011Technologyacquisition of algorithmics, advanced analytics capabilities, algorithmics, analytics capabilities, analytics technologies, bluecrest, data, financial risk, financial services industry, hsbc, ibm, integrated risk management, london, nedbank, nomura, openpages, rob ashe, scotia capital, societe generale, the allianz group, toronto

ARMONK, N.Y. – 21 Oct 2011: IBM today announced the closing of its acquisition of Algorithmics. The acquisition expands IBM’s business analytics capabilities in the area of financial risk. Algorithmics provides software and services for improved business insights at banks and investment and insurance organizations to assess risk and address regulatory challenges. The purchase price is $380.2 million

Algorithmics’ capabilities, combined with IBM’s recent acquisition of OpenPages, gives clients a full array of financial and operational risk technology offerings and services to help with these challenges. The ability to gain granular insight into financial risks in advance provides businesses with critical information vital to their operations. (more…)

Email Evolution: Web-based Email Shows Signs of Decline in the U.S. While Mobile Email Usage on the Rise

By Guest PostJanuary 20, 2011Technologyamericans, Comscore, comscore media metrix, data, demographic characteristics, digital communication, email, email behavior, internet users, mark donovan, Media, mobile devices, mobilens, period of time, smartphone era, smartphone population, social media, web based email sites

*Growing Number of Communication Channels Prompts Shift in Consumers’ Email Behavior*

RESTON, VA, January 20, 2011 – comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, today released results from a study on U.S. consumers’ evolving email behaviors using data from its comScore Media Metrix and MobiLens services. The study found that in November 2010, the number of visitors to web-based email sites declined 6 percent compared to the previous year, while email engagement declined at an even greater rate. During the same time period, the number of users accessing email via their mobile devices grew by 36 percent as an increasingly complex digital environment influenced consumers’ communication habits. (more…)

MADE IN IBM LABS: IBM Inventors Create Warning System to Accurately Analyze, Assess and Predict Natural Disasters

By Guest PostOctober 22, 2010Environment, Technologyanalytics, catastrophic events, data, earthquakes, firefighters, ibm, james kraemer, mems accelerometers, natural disaster warning system, robert friedlander, seismic events, tsunamis, vibration sensors

ARMONK, N.Y. – 22 Oct 2010: IBM (NYSE: IBM) inventors have developed a patented natural disaster warning system, which uses analytics to improve the effectiveness and timeliness of post-event rescue efforts in cities and other locations where efficient emergency response is essential following a natural disaster. It also offers a means to accurately predict the location and timing of subsequent catastrophic events, which will further aid evacuation efforts. (more…)

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A Better Way to ID Extreme Weather Events in Climate Models

Yale Discovery of ‘Young’ Supermassive Black Holes Challenges Current Theory

IBM Completes Acquisition of Algorithmics

Email Evolution: Web-based Email Shows Signs of Decline in the U.S. While Mobile Email Usage on the Rise

MADE IN IBM LABS: IBM Inventors Create Warning System to Accurately Analyze, Assess and Predict Natural Disasters