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Environment
fromThe Verge
2 weeks ago

AI's water and electricity use soars in 2025

AI's current operations produced carbon emissions comparable to New York City and consumed water equivalent to global bottled-water use, indicating a substantial environmental footprint.
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Tech industry
fromFuturism
2 months ago

Leaked Document Shows Amazon Scheming to Keep AI Data Center Water Use Secret

Amazon data centers used about 105 billion gallons in 2021 while public disclosures reported only 7.7 billion by excluding secondary water sources.
Public health
fromTasting Table
2 months ago

The Drinking Habit That Makes Americans Stick Out Like A Sore Thumb In Europe - Tasting Table

Americans drink significantly more water daily and visibly carry water containers, reflecting cultural norms and differing European attitudes and policies toward free tap water.
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fromwww.scientificamerican.com
5 months ago

China Is Putting Data Centers in the Ocean to Keep Them Cool

Data centers are rapidly expanding to enhance computing capabilities, yet they consume significant electricity and water, thereby raising concerns over competition with human water needs.
Artificial intelligence
Environment
fromsfist.com
5 months ago

Turns Out, Meta's AI Data Centers Use Up a Lot of Water In Addition to Electricity

The sustainability of AI data centers is in question due to their massive energy and water consumption.
Science
fromTheregister
5 months ago

Datacenters feeling the heat as climate risk boils over

Rising global temperatures significantly threaten the world's top datacenter hubs, increasing cooling demands and associated costs.
fromFortune
6 months ago

Big Tech is racing to build AI data centers-just as Accenture warns carbon emissions could surge 11x

AI data centers' carbon emissions are expected to surge 11-fold by 2030, with predictions that these centers will consume 612 terawatt-hours of electricity, driving a 3.4% increase in global carbon emissions.
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