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Data center water usage remains hidden (www.datacenterdynamics.com)
submitted 1 year ago by stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to c/technology@lemmy.world
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We don’t know how much water data centers use. We just know it’s a lot

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[–] starman@programming.dev 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But probably will end in ocean

[–] bluGill@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

And evaporate to become rain again and again.

[–] kn33@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

I mean, sure, but that's not ideal for us

[–] frezik@midwest.social 12 points 1 year ago

It will rain somewhere. Generally places that already have rain. If you're counting global amount, we have plenty of fresh water, but we don't have it in the places where we need it.

[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

That can still turn into a local deficit in areas with little rainfall