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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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[–] EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 27 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

Coming to a neighborhood near you, bringing the noise, heat, and higher electric bills.

[–] jefferyjefferson@lemmy.org 1 points 1 hour ago

Funnily enough, it looks like most data centers are built near mini-mansion neighborhoods.

Kinda nice seeing the affluent class have to deal with infrastructure being built at their expense.

[–] Einskjaldi@lemmy.world 3 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

The noise is the bigger deal.

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 9 hours ago

Have seen the Benn Jordan video?