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"The study, led by researchers at the University of Cambridge, suggests that these vast AI data centers can increase local land surface temperatures by an average of 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit (2C), with some extreme cases ... up to 16.4 degrees Fahrenheit (9.1C).

This localized warming effect is estimated to affect more than 340 million people worldwide."

This time with link to the original study for reasons 🙄

independent.co.uk/climate-chan…

#ai #heat #datacenter #climatechange

Data centers create ‘heat islands,’ warming local land by up to 16 degrees

Researchers found that roughly 340 million people now live within 6.2 miles of a data center
Jasmine Fernández (The Independent)
#ai #climatechange #datacenter #heat

#ai #datacenters #datacenter #servicetoot #bamboo

Data centers water consumption breaks 264,000,000,000 gallons in 2025, as devastating drought hits nearly 63% of USA

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#datacenter #AI #sustainability #NoPlanetB #water #finiteplanet #billionaires

AI Data Centers’ Water Consumption Breaks 264 Billion Gallons in 2025 as Devastating Drought Hits Nearly 63% of U.S.

Americans across multiple states are being urged to conserve water as drought conditions intensify, reservoirs shrink, and utilities issue increasingly urgent warnings.
Caleb Naysmith (Barchart.com)
#ai #billionaires #water #Sustainability #datacenter #noplanetb #finitePlanet

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I hope the estate sues them!

A Farmer Donated Land to Turn into a Park. The City Is Building a Massive Data Center Instead

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#Farmer #Donation #park #DataCenter #AI #Tech

A Farmer Donated Land to Turn into a Park. The City Is Building a Massive Data Center Instead

In 1999, a farmer gave away 87 acres of land to a small Texas city to use as a park. The city sold to a data center developer for $10 million.
Matthew Gault (404 Media)
#tech #ai #datacenter #donation #farmer #park

#tech #ai #datacenter #protests #directaction

#ai #datacenter

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When Keeping It Real Goes Wrong: Data Center Edition

Township Leader Resigns in Tears Over OpenAI Data Center Death Threats

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#Michigan #US #DataCenter #DeathThreats #AI #Politics #AI

Township Leader Resigns in Tears Over OpenAI Data Center Death Threats

"I can’t take it anymore. The threats," the treasurer said. The planned data center is part of OpenAI and Oracle's Stargate initiative.
Matthew Gault (404 Media)
#politics #michigan #ai #us #datacenter #deaththreats

because all the #AI scams are funded by the 2 major #OPEC countries: #Qatar ―which is in its 6th year of a 10 year plan to become the world’s #datacenter superpower―, and #SaudiArabia, ―which has MBS copy the qataris science project after his granddad kicked the bucket and he killed and imprisoned his naysayers on his way to the throne.

the qataris see their use of social media and bots as a way to keep whaling Wall Street. the saudis just see it as a way to keep on burning oil.

#saudiarabia #ai #qatar #opec #datacenter

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OP: "I'm convinced the size of the Utah hyperscale data center is being reported in 'acres' because the average person has no idea how big 40,000 acres is. It's 62 square miles. For a data center."

62 square miles, as a square, is just under 8 miles a side. Which is about 4 times what's occupied by O'Hare International Airport.

#AI #datacenter

#ai #datacenter

#tech #ai #Pennsylvania #datacenter #townhall

Hyperscaler capex for 2026 is tracking ~$700B combined (+70% YoY). The interesting question: how much of this is existing infrastructure catch-up vs net-new AI capacity? If it's mostly catch-up, the growth rate decelerates in 2027.

#DataCenter #AIInfrastructure

#datacenter #aiinfrastructure

#tech #ai #energy #datacenter #laketahoe

#tech #ai #us #datacenter

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First, AI companies exploit their workers.

Now, they want to exploit their resources.

Microsoft's massive Kenya AI data center would require switching off 'half the country' to meet power requirements, government says — $1 billion project stalls over capacity disagreements and lack of infrastructure

tomshardware.com/tech-industry…

#Microsoft #Kenya #AI #DataCenter #Energy #Tech

microsofts-1-billion-kenya-data-center-stalls-over-disagreements-on-power-capacity

www.tomshardware.com
#tech #ai #energy #kenya #microsoft #datacenter

The cooling transition (air → liquid → immersion) is a multi-year infrastructure shift that most market analyses under-weight. It affects everything: rack density, power distribution, data center location strategy, and ultimately who can build at scale.

#DataCenter #HPC

#datacenter #hpc

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This is how you fight against AI!

Take the fight to those who are building and profiting off our labor and our resources!

A massive AI data center transforms rural Utah into a national flashpoint : Peoples Dispatch

peoplesdispatch.org/2026/05/09…

#AI #DataCenter #Utah #Tech

#tech #ai #utah #datacenter

‘We have the power to stop them’: Dozens protest as construction of Project Blue data center begins

calonews.com/arizona/we-have-t…

Large construction vehicles have started razing the desert to make way for the #DataCenter, despite wide opposition from Southern #Arizona residents.

‘We have the power to stop them’: Dozens protest as construction of Project Blue data center begins

Large construction vehicles have started razing the desert to make way for the data center, despite wide opposition from Southern Arizona residents.
CaloNews.com
#arizona #datacenter

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you're melting my cynical social media encrusted heart

EVERYONE WELCOME WILL HOLLINGSWORTH TO #MASTODON and the #FEDIVERSE!

give him a follow

who?

we were charmed by Will's presentation to his city council of #Ravenna #Ohio against an #AI #datacenter proposal there

mastodon.social/@benroyce/1163…

Will heard our love and now Will is here

Will:

you are a fucking inspiration. we love you

you have warmed hearts and clarified minds

welcome! 🥳 🏆

ᴮᵉⁿ ᴿᵒʸᶜᵉVOTE IN THE PRIMARIES

2026-04-12 02:39:09

mastodon - Link to source

Will Hollingsworth is his name

Give him a listen

Talking against a #dataCenter proposal in Ravenna, #Ohio

Speaking eloquently on how he trained the #AI that replaced him, bad #regulations, lying #techBros...

Witty, passionate, persuasive

Will is a #citizen in the finest sense of the word

"I am not a cynic when it comes to #technology. I am believer in #community. I believe that a drop of clean #water for a Ravenna child is worth more than a billion #AI generated images"

👏 👏 👏


#ai #fediverse #ohio #mastodon #datacenter #ravenna

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Will Hollingsworth is his name

Give him a listen

Talking against a #dataCenter proposal in Ravenna, #Ohio

Speaking eloquently on how he trained the #AI that replaced him, bad #regulations, lying #techBros...

Witty, passionate, persuasive

Will is a #citizen in the finest sense of the word

"I am not a cynic when it comes to #technology. I am believer in #community. I believe that a drop of clean #water for a Ravenna child is worth more than a billion #AI generated images"

👏 👏 👏

#technology #ai #ohio #water #techbros #datacenter #regulations #community #citizen

indeed, and the reason is…

#DataCenter buildout «was the largest share of US GDP growth for three or four quarters last year, so that in the absence of this non residential fixed investment wonder drug we call data centers, US would have been in recession in the first quarter and the fourth quarter, neutral in the second, and mildly positive in the third.»

(03:07) iheart.com/podcast/1119-better…

The Reality of AI Economics With Paul Kedrosky Better Offline | iHeart

In this week’s Better Offline, Ed Zitron is joined by economist Paul Kedrosky to talk about the large amount of speculative data center land purchases, the...

Better Offline (iHeart)
#datacenter

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