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Data centers raise nearby temperatures by up to 4 degrees in Phoenix

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Data centers raise nearby temperatures by up to 4 degrees in Phoenix

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days ago

Waste heat 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 hottest in the U.S.

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According to this, up to a few million gallons per day, though it could be worse now that they’re getting more power hungry

And if you want liters, just multiply any amount by 3.7 or something, I don’t really remember, I don’t use gallons

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