When it comes to total water use, AI data centers are a drop in the bucket

In a Thursday blog post, Amazon claims its data centers withdrew “about 2.5 billion gallons” globally in 2025. That number ...

Will Utah data center use 16B gallons of water and span almost 3 Manhattans? What to know

The center, backed by Canadian billionaire Kevin O'Leary, has faced relentless pushback from communities near the proposed ...

Panic over data centers is wildly exaggerated — they use less water than golf courses and less energy than the USA’s fridges

Data centers have become the chic new enemy among activists. Critics claim the centers are using inordinate amounts of ...

AI Could Use as Much Water as 1.3 Billion People by 2030, U.N. Report Warns

A new U.N. report warns AI’s environmental cost is often mismeasured.

Energy, water use and pollution of AI and data centers rival most countries

According to a United Nations University report, the environmental footprint of data centers already rivals some of the world’s largest countries.

Five things to know about Amazon data centers' use of water

Amazon expresses commitment to being water positive by 2030, and the company said it's already 75% of the way there.

How much water and power will AI data centres use in Australia? Ironically, we don’t have the data to know

Australia’s data centre rush now rivals the mining boom. OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman last week said Australia could become a “data centre capital of the world”. This would come at an ...

Locals fear one of the largest data centres proposed for Asia Pacific will use water from 'stressed' River Murray

A massive data centre proposed for SA faces scrutiny over water and environmental risks.
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Denver water cuts are here. What happens to golf courses, fountains, and data centers?

"There are no daytime rules on when these features can/can't operate." ...