The people of northern Virginia have been living with data centers for many years. But even they are resisting new developments. And they have specific wishes for how to regulate them.
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Playing out year over year, the chaotic cycle of drought crises has become a familiar experience for British Columbians.
The data centre boom will mean more energy and water use. The real question is how the energy is produced – and where the water comes from.
Brazil holds 12% of the world’s freshwater reserves and yet growing water insecurity reveals some of the country’s deepest sanitation inequalities, which are particularly relevant to Marajó, its largest coastal island.
Iran’s leaders could use the peace dividend to invest in fixing its severe environmental problems.
As data centres have grown in size and number in Australia, they have also become the subject of fierce public debate. So what’s the best way forward?
The heatwave in May meant people started to use more water to stay cool, and on their plants.
Even as they create and enable expansive virtual worlds, data centers are physical buildings in real communities around the nation and the globe.
Don’t panic about AI data centres and water – it’s energy we should worry about
River water is not expected to prove to be less polluted when results are published later this year.
Gender inequity is still framed primarily as a problem of access and representation. It is also a governance problem.
New technology allows networks of rainwater tanks to work together to benefit households and the environment.
Mexico has been at odds with the US for years about a long-running treaty which requires it to supply its neighbour with billions of gallons of water.
Artificial intelligence systems have big environmental costs but are also finding ways to save energy and water, cut emissions and make businesses more efficient.
By boosting beneficial microbes, researchers hope to increase crop resilience while reducing the use of synthetic nitrogen fertilisers.
In a disaster or emergency, households can take steps to purify drinking water.
Iran is suffering huge water shortages. Expert believe there are changes that could help.
Consumer choices about what to eat and how much of it can affect how much water farmers need to use.
AI systems’ water usage can vary widely, depending on where and when the computer answering the query is running.
In 2024, one data center in Iowa consumed 1 billion gallons of water, enough to supply all the state’s residences with water for five days.
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Associate Professor in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University
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Visiting Adjunct Professor, School of Governance, University of the Witwatersrand
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Honorary Associate Professor, Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer, Western Sydney University
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Honorary Fellow, Infrastructure Engineering, The University of Melbourne
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Global Change Institute, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor in the Department of Government, University of Essex
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Australian Laureate Professor of Economics, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Executive Co-Director, Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH), United Nations University; Technical University of Hamburg
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Executive Co-Director, UNU Hub on Empowering Communities to Adapt to Environmental Change, United Nations University; University of Calgary
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Postdoctoral Research Associate at the School of Biosciences, Cardiff University
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Associate Professor in Law, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Scholar in Environmental & Geographical Science, University of Cape Town
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Associate Professor & Global Challenge Lead, Urban Transformations Research Centre, Western Sydney University; University of British Columbia
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Professor of Environmental Engineering, Deakin University