AI boom means regulator cannot predict future water shortages in England

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AI boom means regulator cannot predict future water shortages in England

theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/17/ai-boom-environment-agency-cannot-predict-future-water-shortages-england-data-centres

Datacentres, which do not have to report amount of water used to cool servers, leave Environment Agency with no idea of shortfalls
The artificial intelligence boom means the Environment Agency has no idea how much water England will be short of in future decades, as datacentres do not…

This story appeared on theguardian.com, 2025-06-17 06:00:41.