https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/6e00a9f2-5442-4e6b-9f49-24f11530bb26 Data centers are running out of water to cool their servers with. And they keep asking for more. Support me through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thehatedone or donate anonymously: Monero: 84DYxU8rPzQ88SxQqBF6VBNfPU9c5sjDXfTC1wXkgzWJfVMQ9zjAULL6rd11ASRGpxD1w6jQrMtqAGkkqiid5ef7QDroTPp, Bitcoin: 1FuKzwa5LWR2xn49HqEPzS4PhTMxiRq689 Ethereum: 0x6aD936198f8758279C2C153f84C379a35865FE0F In the United States, data centers are consuming 1.7 billion liters of water per day. Compared to the total daily water consumption of 1,218 billion liters, that’s less than 0.14%. Sounds like a negligible amount. Until it’s not. Because the reality is, only one third of data center operators are measuring their water consumption. And the water that gets measured is only the one used directly for cooling. But there is a much bigger hidden cost to running a data center than that. Sources Data center water consumption https://www.nature.com/articles/s41545-021-00101-w https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/analysis/data-center-water-usage-remains-hidden/ Water used on cooling vs electricity generation https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/opinions/an-industry-in-transition-1-data-center-water-use/ Arizona, Texas and Google https://time.com/5814276/google-data-centers-water/ Data centers water impact on dry regions https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/drought-stricken-communities-push-back-against-data-centers-n1271344 Arizona water concerns over data centers https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/huge-data-center-moves-forward-in-mesa-despite-arizona-water-concerns/ Data center tax breaks https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/arizona-passes-data-center-tax-breaks/ Apple in Arizona https://appleinsider.com/articles/17/05/10/apple-plans-major-expansions-at-arizona-and-nevada-data-centers https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/mesa-council-approves-1bn-google-arizona-data-center-16m-tax-breaks/ Chandler, Arizona https://azcentral.com/story/news/local/chandler/2021/11/22/chandler-wants-ban-more-data-centers-after-years-complaints/8627569002/ Oregon https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-the-dalles-oregon-droughts-62b3774442293497ceb2306a606471af https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-environment-and-nature-oregon-united-states-2385c62f1a87030d344261ef9c76ccda South Carolina https://www.postandcourier.com/news/google-s-controversial-groundwater-withdrawal-sparks-question-of-who-owns/article_bed9179c-1baa-11e7-983e-03d6b33a01e7.html https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/after-aquifer-concerns-googles-600m-south-carolina-expansion-finds-new-water-supply/ Lake Mead Depleting https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/06/10/lake-mead-water-lowest-hoover-dam-built-colorado-river-shortage/7640437002/ Western U.S. drought https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-environment/2020/05/06/western-megadrought-centuries-worsened-climate-change-global-warming/3036460001/ Water shortages in US West https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-04-20/us-west-prepares-for-possible-1st-water-shortage-declaration Colorado River Declining https://morrisoninstitute.asu.edu/sites/default/files/the_myth_of_safe-yield_0.pdf https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/punishing-heat-west-could-smash-records-experts-sound-alarm-wildfire-n1270696 Growing Internet demands https://www.cisco.com/c/dam/m/en_us/solutions/service-provider/vni-forecast-highlights/pdf/Middle_East_and_Africa_2021_Forecast_Highlights.pdf Growth of HyperScale Data Centers https://www.srgresearch.com/articles/microsoft-amazon-and-google-account-for-over-half-of-todays-600-hyperscale-data-centers Data center locations (USA) https://www.datacentermap.com/usa/ Data Center Energy Consumption https://www.nrdc.org/resources/americas-data-centers-consuming-and-wasting-growing-amounts-energy https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/20/business/global/20green.html https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/global-warming-data-centres-to-consume-three-times-as-much-energy-in-next-decade-experts-warn-a6830086.html https://www.wired.com/story/data-centers-not-devouring-planet-electricity-yet/ Efficiency improvement https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/abfba1 Microsoft Underwater Data Center https://news.microsoft.com/innovation-stories/project-natick-underwater-datacenter/ https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/news/microsoft-brings-sea-to-servers-with-two-phase-liquid-immersion-cooling/ Replenishing 120% water consumed by data enters https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2020/09/21/microsoft-will-replenish-more-water-than-it-consumes-by-2030/ https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/10/22665445/google-water-conservation-goal-drought-data-centers Follow me: https://twitter.com/The_HatedOne_ https://www.bitchute.com/TheHatedOne/ https://www.reddit.com/r/thehatedone/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:19:31 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://stream.echo6.co https://stream.echo6.co/client/assets/images/icons/icon-512x512.png https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/6e00a9f2-5442-4e6b-9f49-24f11530bb26 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://stream.echo6.co/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.