Argonne National Lab is helping a local utility in a program with national implications

Summary: Pacific Gas and Electric, the beleaguered California utility at the center of the wildfire phenomenon, has turned to the Argonne National Laboratory for help. PG&E is looking for small-area weather and climate models that can help it make plans on a regional scale. Joining the Federal Drive with how the arrangement works, Argonne's chief scientist and head of its department of Atmospheric Science and Climate research, Dr. Rao Kotamarthi. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices