Scientists have found an alarming #EnvironmentalImpact of vast #DataCenters

Story by Laura Paddison, March 30, 2026

Excerpt: "They found surface temperatures increased by an average of 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit after a data center started operations. In extreme cases, nearby temperatures increase by up to 16.4 degrees Fahrenheit.

"These increases were consistent across the globe, the researchers found. In #Mexico’s #Bajio region, for example, which has become a data center hub, the study found unexplained temperature rises of around 3.6 degrees over the last 20 years. A similar situation was seen in #AragonSpain, a European center for #hyperscale #AIDataenters, which recorded a temperature increase of 3.6 degrees which was not replicated in neighboring provinces.

"Strikingly, the impacts weren’t limited to a data center’s immediate surroundings; temperature increases affected areas up to 6.2 miles away, the research found, affecting more than 340 million people.

"The findings are particularly alarming, the scientists say, because AI data centers are set to boom over the next few years, and these temperature rises come as planet-warming pollution is already making #HeatWaves more extreme around the world."

Read more:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/scientists-have-found-an-alarming-environmental-impact-of-vast-data-centers/ar-AA1ZL7P1

#HeatIslands #DataCenterMoratorium #GlobalWarming #NoisePollution #AISucks #SurveillanceState #NoDatacenters #HyperscaleDatacenters

Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000, Episode 74 - Data Centers Go Nuclear

https://peertube.dair-institute.org/w/svmwd2rL2t9HyhTyMaCLqe

AI boom is driving a $445 billion data center buildout, and it is just getting started

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://nerds.xyz/2026/03/ai-data-center-buildout/

Agenzia Nova: Pomezia: Rossi (Rai), tempi e costi Hyperscale legati a quantita' investimenti

17 mar 18:45 - (Agenzia Nova) - I tempi e i costi per il progetto Hyperscale di Pomezia "sono strettamente legati alla quantita' di investimenti... (Rec)

Pomezia: Rossi (Rai), timing and costs of Hyperscale related to investment volumes

17 Mar 18:45 - (Agenzia Nova) - The times and costs for the Hyperscale project in Pomezia “are closely linked to the amount of investment… (Rec)”

#Pomezia #Rossi #Hyperscale #AgenziaNova

https://www.agenzianova.com/a/69b993637dbfa7.84912451/7162712/2026-03-17/pomezia-rossi-rai-tempi-e-costi-hyperscale-legati-a-quantita-investimenti

Back home at my desk this week after an intense week of advanced Maestro training. It was so much fun to sit in a room of skilled engineers listening to one of our Maestro experts, discussing different scenarios & deployments, and playing with the boxes in the lab.

https://www.checkpoint.com/quantum/maestro-hyperscale-network-security/

#CheckPoint #Maestro #Hyperscale #NetworkSecurity

#EU #hyperscale

https://www.kevlinx.com/news/datacenter-brussel

TechRadar (@techradar)

Finchetto의 CEO가 하이퍼스케일 네트워크에서 전자 기반 전환 대신 빛(광)을 사용해 데이터를 스위칭하는 기술(광 스위칭)에 대해 설명한 인터뷰로, 대규모 데이터센터·네트워크 인프라의 효율성·성능 개선과 관련된 기술적 시사점을 다룹니다.

https://x.com/techradar/status/2015932611273867583

#finchetto #opticalswitching #hyperscale #photonics

I'm writing a book about the performance and scalability of computer software/hardware systems.

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#hyperscale
#performance
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