Data centers raise nearby temperatures by up to 4 degrees in Phoenix (opens in new tab)

submitted by beep to technology19 points | 3 comments from: piefed.world/…/data-centers-raise-nearby-temperat… Study. Heat pollution from data centers can boost air temperatures in downwind neighborhoods by as much as 4 degrees Fahrenheit, researchers at Arizona State University report in a new study conducted in the Phoenix metro area. The ASU study is the first to directly measure air temperatures downwind and upwind of data centers to record the real-time effects of waste heat on surroundi...