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Data centers are creating ‘heat islands’ and warming the land around them by up to 16 degrees | CNN (www.cnn.com)
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The vast data centers that power artificial intelligence are so energy hungry that they’re heating up their surroundings, according to new research. It’s an alarming finding given the number of data centers is predicted to explode over the next few years.

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[–] 0 points 7 months ago (1 child)

If only we could harness the energy of people bitching about not using Celsius we could power the whole world.

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  • [–] 11 points 7 months ago

    Ahaha. I'm not even bitching about that. I'm doing that pedantic thing that physics teachers do where they point out the number without the units isn't correct

    That said, if the US just used SI units...

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