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Data Centers Are Hiding How Much Water and Power They Consume (www.gadgetreview.com)
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[–] 7 points 14 hours ago (1 child)

Desalinisation is not an ideal solution. That hypersalinated waste water gets pumped back into the ecosystem, and it does incalculable damage

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  • [–] 3 points 8 hours ago

    Which is mostly an issue because dealing with the brine inadequately is way cheaper than doing so properly. It's much easier to just dump the concentrated sludge back mostly as is than it is to build the necessary infrastructure to dilute and distribute it safely.

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