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@gerrymcgovern

#AI #ClimateCrisis

*The Detrimental Effects of Data Centers Rising #WaterConsumption*

(2/n)

...water that had been underground for millions of years. 1)

So much so, that even the Earth's axis has been affected. 2)

#DataCenters are aggravating water scarcity. 3)

For one thing, through the rapid growth of...

1) #Acquifers:
https://mastodon.social/@HistoPol/111813528183188504

https://mastodon.social/@HistoPol/11204773648095498

2) #Axis: https://www.science.org/content/article/humanity-s-groundwater-pumping-has-altered-earth-s-tilt

3) #WaterConsumption by #DataCenters:

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41545-021-00101-w