Want to understand why data centers need so much water?
Kicking datacenters
Feature: If they're not consuming H2O directly, the power plant almost certainly is
The fallacy of closed loop cooling systems
By definition, data centers don't consume water...
Post and Courier
An unquenchable thirst? Why Google can’t endlessly recycle water for its cooling centers
Google uses a lot of water to cool the servers that power the internet. In this process, water is eventually lost to evaporation and demands a stea...
The Big Data Center Water Problem
A datacenter with 15 megawatts of IT capacity is estimated to use about 80-130 million gallons of water each year.
Listen to Steven Gonzalez Monserrate 'Thirsty Data: Data Centers increasing impact on fresh water'
Jul 15, 2025, Listen to interviews with Gerry McGovern as host of World Wide Waste Steven Gonzalez Monserrate 'Thirsty Data: Data Centers increasin...
Dark Reading
Why Liquid Cooling Systems Threaten Data Center Security, Water Supply
We are potentially encroaching on a water supply crisis if data center operators, utilities, and the government don
Dgtl Infra
Data Center Water Usage: A Comprehensive Guide
Data centers use significant amounts of water for their cooling systems and this usage is gaining recognition in water-stressed regions of the world.
The Secret Water Footprint of AI Technology – The Markup
A conversation with Shaolei Ren
There may be a global fresh water crisis but at least in rainy Ireland we're safe, right? Are Irish reservoirs running out of water due to a dry August?
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Are Irish reservoirs running out of water due to a dry August?
The reduction in water levels in Poulaphuca shows the link between reservoirs, river water flows and rainfall
 And we Irish just love those water-guzzling data centers, who are guaranteed supply. The people may go thirsty but the data must drink.
"While Brazil might have an abundance of this resource, distribution within the country is unequal. Similar to Brazil, the main challenge impeding Chile’s data centre expansion is the country’s ongoing issue with water scarcity. Implementation of policies driving the sector towards a more sustainable use of this resource has proven challenging, and the expansion and growth of the industry are already pressuring government and communities."
FiscalNote
Policy Spotlight: Data Centres, AI Expansion, and the Environmental Impacts…
Explore how countries like Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Mexico are balancing booming demand with sustainability, regulation, and green incentives.
"Sure, AI is important. In some industries, such as tech and media, according to MIT's researchers, it is changing how business is done. Most companies, though, have found that AI's golden promises are proving to be fool's gold. I suspect that soon, people who've put their financial faith in AI stocks will be feeling foolish, too."
The air is hissing out of the overinflated AI balloon
Opinion: Are tech giants getting nervous? They should be
Hospital staff are treating increasing numbers of young patients with life-altering injuries after accidents involving e-scooters
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'A recipe for disaster': the medical view on e-scooters
Hospital staff are treating increasing numbers of young patients with life-altering injuries after accidents involving e-scooters
"Please do not use Google AI to find out our specials. Please go on our Facebook page or our website," the restaurant wrote in a weary Facebook post. "Google AI is not accurate and is telling people specials that do not exist which is causing angry customers yelling at our employees." "We cannot control what Google posts or says," the post added, "and we will not honor the Google AI specials."
Futurism
Local Restaurant Exhausted as Google AI Keeps Telling Customers About Daily Specials That Don't Exist
A restaurant is begging its customers to please stop using notoriously unreliable Google AI to ask about its menu items.