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DATA CENTER BURNED 30M GALLONS OF WATER UNDETECTED
A major data center consumed 30 million gallons of water over several months without detection, highlighting the massive and often invisible environmental costs of AI infrastructure. The incident raises urgent questions about monitoring and accountability in the rapidly expanding data center industry.
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Can AI save us from the AI industry’s endless thirst for water? Outlook not so good.