“#Amazon, #Microsoft and #Google are operating #datacentres that use vast amounts of water in some of the world’s driest areas and are building many more, the non-profit investigatory organisation #SourceMaterial and the Guardian have found.

With Donald Trump pledging to support them, the three #technology giants are planning hundreds of datacentres in the US and across the globe, with a potentially huge impact on populations already living with #water scarcity.

#AI / #ProjectStargate / #OpenAI / #Oracle / #SoftBank / #MGX <https://theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/09/big-tech-datacentres-water>