‘Amazon, Microsoft and Google are operating datacentres that use vast amounts of water in some of the world’s driest areas and are building many more, the non-profit investigatory organisation SourceMaterial and the Guardian have found.’
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/09/big-tech-datacentres-water
#tech #ai #environment #climate #law
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