Comment on How do AI data centers manage to *consume* water, but when I cool my house, my A/C *makes* water?

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cRazi_man@europe.pub ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

Even though there is loads and loads of water on the planet, the amount of fresh/drinkable/usable/accessible water is tiny. This water evaporates and rains back down, but this will most likely fall over the ocean, or on land and go I to the ground, or into some other unusable area/form.

Water suitable for human use is a scarce commodity and needs to be preserved. Of all the water lost to the atmosphere from server cooling systems, almost none of it can be recaptured again.

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