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Mexico Unveils Latin America's Most Powerful Supercomputer for Climate Forecasting

4/18/2026

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Mexico is investing in the Coatlicue supercomputer to sharpen climate forecasting.
The project is led by President Claudia Sheinbaum, with initial modeling work underway.
The Coatlicue system will process 314 petaflops, making it the most powerful in Latin America.
Mexico has partnered with the Barcelona Supercomputing Center to standardize data for improved forecasting.
Construction will take at least two years.

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Story summary

Mexico is investing in the Coatlicue supercomputer to sharpen climate forecasting.
The project is led by President Claudia Sheinbaum, with initial modeling work underway.
The Coatlicue system will process 314 petaflops, making it the most powerful in Latin America.
Mexico has partnered with the Barcelona Supercomputing Center to standardize data for improved forecasting.
Construction will take at least two years.