Data Centers vs. Water: The Cloud Calls It a Potluck

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What BBN said on air in this cut. Comedy, with fictional anchors.

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   Hank LedgerResearchers 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 LedgerJudge's thermometer is out. Vera, you're first.

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   Vera BullockMy hot take: the cloud is simply staying hydrated in community.

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   Vera BullockForty-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 LedgerNOT. A potluck where one guest drinks like a town of fifty thousand people.

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   Dale BearmanHere's mine. The researchers say big tech is reluctant to share exact water figures.

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   Dale BearmanSo the first anyone learns of the bill is when the taps cough dust and the cat judges us.

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   Hank LedgerHOT. Mostly the cat.