China continues to invest heavily in technology through artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing, and other digital technologies, which has led to the rapid construction of data centers to increase processing power.
According to information collected by Live Science, these huge collections of servers consume ever-increasing amounts of energy, with each one using hundreds of thousands of gallons of water a day to dissipate the heat they generate.
In this sense, these facilities will increasingly compete for the demand for water linked to human survival, ranging from agriculture to daily consumption, the note adds.
According to an investigation by the non-profit journalistic organization "SourceMaterial and The Guardian" highlights that many companies have located their data cent