The data center water wars are coming
"Potomac River flows, as measured at Point of Rocks, fell below 2,000 cubic feet per second on July 5. That was down nearly 1,000 cfs from a week earlier."
"Thank you, Loudoun County Board of Supervisors, keep approving the data centers who consume inordinate amounts of water for cooling and we won't have enough water."
https://www.loudounnow.com/news/cog-declares-regional-drought-watch/article_1da8541c-4ddb-11ef-b904-87cc8d943d35.html
Big Tech can only grow by devouring the environment. We are only at the beginning. AI has savage hungers.
Gerry McGovern /
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2024-07-30 12:21:16
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