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Public health
fromTasting Table
1 week 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.
#data-centres
fromwww.bbc.com
2 weeks ago
Environment

Scottish data centres powering AI already using enough water to fill 27 million bottles a year

fromwww.bbc.com
2 weeks ago
Environment

Scottish data centres powering AI already using enough water to fill 27 million bottles a year

#data-centers
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
3 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
3 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
3 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
3 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.
Artificial intelligence
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