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A new study found that hotter air interacting with humidity and wind shear is likely the culprit. <a href="/news-publications/nersc-news/science-news/2024/science-highlight-tropical-cyclones-intensifying-due-to-warming-atmosphere/" class="more">» Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h1 id="page-heading">National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center</h1> </div> <div class="IntroText">NERSC is the mission scientific computing facility for the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science, the nation’s single largest supporter of basic research in the physical sciences.</div> <div class="content-section"> <div class="Content"> <h2>Computing at NERSC</h2> <div class="BigButtons"> <a class="BigButton" id="ButtonOne" href="/systems/"> OUR<strong>SYSTEMS</strong> </a> <a class="BigButton" id="ButtonTwo" href="https://docs.nersc.gov"> DOCUMENTATION<strong>FOR USERS</strong> </a> <a class="BigButton" id="ButtonThree" href="/live-status/motd/"> CENTER<strong>STATUS</strong> </a> <a class="BigButton" id="ButtonFour" href="/users/accounts/"> APPLY TO<strong>USE NERSC</strong> </a> </div> <h2>Now Computing</h2> <h3>Some of the science now being computed at NERSC</h3> <p>Node hours not changing? 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