AI race prompts worries over data centers’ water consumption and drought impacts

Artificial intelligence (AI) could indirectly cause drought as data center water consumption has skyrocketed in the last few years. According to a Financial Times report, the water consumption rate in Virginia, the state with the most data centers in the US, has increased by almost two-thirds since 2019. With most tech giants and AI companies […] source: https://www.cryptopolitan.com/ai-race-data-center-water-consumption/