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Physicist says proposed data centre would use energy of 23 Hiroshima bombs daily
Original: Proposed data centre would release ‘23 Hiroshima-sized atomic bombs worth of energy’ a day, physicist says
A physicist has warned that a proposed data centre would consume an amount of energy each day equivalent to 23 Hiroshima-sized atomic bombs. The comparison, reported by CBC and Yahoo News Canada, is being used to illustrate the enormous power demands of large-scale data centres and has drawn attention to concerns over energy use and environmental impact.
Why now: Growing public concern over the massive energy consumption of large data centres
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- Proposed data centre would release ‘23 Hiroshima-sized atomic bombs worth of energy’ a day, physicist says · CBC
- Proposed data centre would release ‘23 Hiroshima-sized atomic bombs worth of energy’ a day, physicist says · Yahoo News Canada
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