Data center water usage remains hidden
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We don’t know how much water data centers use. We just know it’s a lot
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Evaporative cooling systems, such as cooling towers, so that water is non-recoverable.
The article however is mentioning that 3/4 of the water use cited is indirect through power generation.
Didn't know those were a thing
Water is extremely important in most large scale cooling systems, whether it be swamp coolers (aka evaporative cooling) or traditional HVAC (aka chillers).
That water will be recovered as rain.
But probably will end in ocean
And evaporate to become rain again and again.
I mean, sure, but that's not ideal for us
It will rain somewhere. Generally places that already have rain. If you're counting global amount, we have plenty of fresh water, but we don't have it in the places where we need it.
That can still turn into a local deficit in areas with little rainfall