Residents in rural Georgia say the data centre next door has disrupted their water supply.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy8gy7lv448o
Green ISP raised this years ago, it’s been at breaking point recently, now with the advent of AI it’s going to get a LOT worse. this mass expansion of Datacentres needs to stop or new cooling methods.
One study estimates that AI-driven data centres could consume 1.7 trillion gallons of water globally by 2027.
Source: BBC News