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For years, data centers have strained local water supplies. The AI boom has made this issue much worse (from May 2025)

bloom.bgThe AI Boom Is Draining Water From the Areas That Need It MostA Bloomberg News analysis finds that roughly two thirds of new data centers built or in development in the US since 2022 are in places with high levels of water stress.

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You are bound to read responses that tell you that Data centers does not use up potable water but recirculates cooling fluid, it is bull💩 Data centers EAT potable water and reduces the water tables in all areas they are built.

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