We need thousands of people to help

[Sequoia]

We're organising the world's largest ever climate experiment, and we need your help.

Trying to predict climate change is hard. There are lots of factors involved – air temperature, sea temperature and cloud cover all play a part – as do dozens of other variables. Therefore, there are a huge number of calculations involved.

One solution is for scientists to use the largest supercomputer they can find. But even the biggest supercomputers are only so good.

We think you can do better.

Using a technique known as distributed computing, we’re hoping to harness the power of thousands of PCs around the world. If 10,000 people sign up, we’ll be faster than the world’s biggest computer. And we’re hoping to be even better than that.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/hottopics/climatechange/aboutexperiment1.shtml

[unhappycamper]

1. Team democraticunderground.com is now #128

on the Climate Prediction all time leader board.

http://climateapps2.oucs.ox.ac.uk/cpdnboinc/top_teams.php?sort_by=total_credit&offset=120

And with only nine team members. . . .

[rumpel]

3. I just created the account and installed it. Do I type in

"democraticunderground.com" for team name?

[rumpel]

4. Never mind. Found it and joined!

[unhappycamper]

5. I was out shovelling snow & didn't see your question in time to answer.

I just checked team democraticunderground.com & see you joined. Thanks!

[lakeguy]

2. ahhh man, now i have to decide between this and the DU folding

team. maybe i'll install it on a friends computer:evilgrin: