Mastodawn

DoomsdaysCW Mar 4

Strikes on Amazon #DataCenters highlights vulnerability to physical risks

By Kelvin Chan, 3/3/2026

"Amazon doesn’t typically disclose the exact number of data centers it operates around the world."

https://apnews.com/article/amazon-aws-data-center-uae-iran-bahrain-71066b0a822c4cfd88b61e3fe79af917

#AWS #DatacentersSuck

Strikes on Amazon data centers highlights vulnerability to physical risks

Iranian drone strikes damaged three Amazon Web Services sites in the Middle East, exposing how vulnerable cloud data centers are in conflict. AWS said late Monday that drones directly hit two data centers in the United Arab Emirates and another site in Bahrain suffered damage after a drone landed nearby. AWS later said recovery work in the UAE was making progress. An expert said that Amazon typically configures its services so that the loss of a single data center would be relatively unimportant to its operations. He said the attacks are a reminder that cloud computing isn’t “magical” and still requires physical facilities that are vulnerable to disaster scenarios.

AP News

DoomsdaysCW Feb 25

More #DataCenters coming to #Illinois as residents complain about #noise, electric bills: What to know

by Jason Knowles, Maggie Green, Feb 17, 2026

Excerpt: "When David Szala moved into his Aurora home in 2015, he knew he was by a data center.

" 'You can hear it as soon as you walk out. Fans, just constant with the noise,' Szala said.

"But in recent years, the #CyrusOne #DataCenter campus has expanded significantly.

"Szala and his neighbor, Bryan Castro, both say they hear cooling fans all day and night, and sometimes, generators create more noise.

" 'You feel it in your bones,' Szala said.

"Castro says the buzzing bounces through his backyard, which looked a lot different when he moved there in 2007.

" 'You can feel the vibrations in the house,' Castro said. 'This was 25 acres of nothing but forest.' "

#NoDatacenters #NoisePollution #DatacentersSuck #Wildlife #SaveTheForests

MSN

eVOTErra – #RhRR Feb 24

Hey, #Phoenix! See those big QR codes and other "vote for" signs that are funded by TPUSA, Google, and others?

https://www.notourwater.org/signs/map/

Use that to list the signs you see, and the group will place a counter sign calling out the bullshit. I just made three listings today!

#SRP #Vote #DataCentersSuck #Arizona

Sign Map - Track TPUSA & Counter-Signs | Not Our Water

Map every TPUSA sign across SRP territory and track where counter-signs are placed.