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Majority of US’s new AI datacenters to be built on drought-hit land

By Oliver Milman · The Guardian · June 2026
Majority of US’s new AI datacenters to be built on drought-hit land
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"Guardian analysis finds facilities to be built in some of the driest areas as outcry grows over water needed to power AI"

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