One-Quarter of Data Centers Are in Water-Stressed Areas, Study Shows

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorResearchers mapped nine thousand three hundred forty-seven data centers worldwide, and two thousand three hundred fifteen sit in water-stressed areas, ScienceAlert reports.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorJudge's thermometer is out. Vera, you're first.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorMy hot take: the cloud is simply staying hydrated in community.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorForty-one percent of these centers share water with cities, which we in wellness call a partnership. The city just doesn't know it's in one.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNOT. A potluck where one guest drinks like a town of fifty thousand people.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorHere's mine. The researchers say big tech is reluctant to share exact water figures.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSo the first anyone learns of the bill is when the taps cough dust and the cat judges us.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHOT. Mostly the cat.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOh, come on. He rated my potluck NOT and his dust cat HOT?

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThe cat has data, Vera. Five percent of these places already face water gaps for at least nine months a year.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt's five percent, Dale. And the researchers say the data centers will be fine. They can afford water.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo the cat loses.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMy final take. We stop calling it the cloud and call it the reservoir. Honest branding. Rated HOT, by me.