"State of the art" is a major stretch. When it was built it was something like the 20th fastest in the world... Over a decade ago (2012). I guess this is version 2 so its faster than that but its still nowhere near "state of the art" even though the update was done in 2023. I don't see a reason to shut it down. It has direct military applications and has a direct line to the Airforce base in town. That is reason enough to keep it running (especially after a update in 2023) but stop acting like this is the worlds most advanced anything and that without it we can't do "climate science". Archive: https://archive.today/jH0wa From the post: >>The fate of NCAR’s supercomputer Derecho in Cheyenne is uncertain, after the National Science Foundation announced it will transfer management of the state-of-the-art system housed at the NCAR-Wyoming Supercomputing Center to a third-party. The NSF’s announcement had few specifics about how and when the transition will take place, or who would be taking over. The move is part of the Trump administration’s effort to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, with Director of the Office of Management and Budget Russell Vought saying late last year that it’s “one of the largest sources of climate alarmism in the country.” “The U.S. National Science Foundation has informed the NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) that management and operations of the NCAR-Wyoming Supercomputer Center are expected to transition to a third-party operator consistent with the terms of NSF’s cooperative agreement with the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research,” the statement said. “NSF is working with all parties to continue continuity of operations, and additional information will be shared as it becomes available.”