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How Australia's supercomputers crunched the numbers to guide our bushfire and pandemic response

  • Written by Sean Smith, Professor and Director, NCI Australia, Australian National University
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As 2020 began, Australia was stunned by the worst bushfires on record. Six months later we are weathering the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe.

This year, perhaps more than ever before, decision-makers, emergency services, health providers and threatened communities have needed fast, reliable information to...

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