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Physicist says proposed data centre would rival 23 Hiroshima bombs a day
Original: Proposed data centre would release ‘23 Hiroshima-sized atomic bombs worth of energy’ a day, physicist says
A physicist is warning that a proposed data centre would release energy equivalent to 23 Hiroshima-sized atomic bombs every day, a comparison aimed at illustrating the enormous scale of power such a facility would consume. The remark, reported by CBC and Yahoo News Canada, has drawn attention to growing concerns about the energy demands of large-scale data infrastructure and its environmental impact.
Why now: Concerns over the massive energy consumption of proposed large-scale data centres are spiking as AI infrastructure expands.
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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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