ClimatePrediction.net has been around for some time, but is about to get some promotion from BBC Four.

Using the same principle as SETI@Home and various other projects, climateprediction.net is a world-wide project aiming to predict the climate changes in the 21st century.

The experiment works by making use of your spare processing power. All you have to do is use your computer exactly as you normally would, and the programme will run calculations in the background. When it’s done, it will send results back to scientists in Oxford, who will combine everyone’s results. The more people who take part, the more complete their predictions about the future climate will be.

Do you have the spare processing power? Most likely yes, so go ahead and let us know your experiences.

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