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Most new U.S. AI data centers are being built in drought zones — two-thirds of 809 planned projects set for areas with water shortages (opens in new tab)  ⚡HPC  Content type: News

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··Covered by tomsguide.com + 1 more·Covers: Majority of US’s new AI datacenters to be built on drought-hit land·Open original (opens in new tab)

New water-demand analysis puts data center cooling at roughly 4% of AI's footprint, with fabs and power generation taking the rest.

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