Data centers are so hot their ‘heat island’ effect is raising temperatures up to 6 miles away and impacting 343 million people worldwide, study finds

https://fortune.com/2026/04/01/ai-data-centers-heat-island-hyperscalers/

Data centers are so hot their ‘heat island’ effect is raising temperatures up to 6 miles away and impacting 343 million people worldwide, study finds

Researchers warn these “heat islands” could have a “remarkable influence on communities and regional welfare,” and affect more than 340 million people.

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@gerrymcgovern
If this is waste, can it be stored (Sand storage like in Finland) or heat batteries and used later?
I profess no technical knowledge, so may be obviously and idiotically wrong.
@SometimesLovely Very, very difficult to store it with any efficiency. And usually these data centers are a good distance from communities because their noise and air pollution is horrible.