AI Data Centers Use Far More Water Than Most Tech Giants Report

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• AI did not just demand more electricity — it demanded water. By 2025, U.S. data centres, increasingly expanded for AI workloads, were consuming nearly one trillion litres of water a year, much of it used in cooling systems that shed heat by evaporating wa Space Daily · 2d ago
• Data centers emitting more CO2 than thought: study Japan Today · 2d ago
• AI companies should release environmental impact, commit to clean energy, says UN chief WSLS · 2d ago

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