In 2025, Data Centers Used More Power Than Most Nations Newser
New reports give sobering numbers on data centers’ resource needs Axios
Data Center Operators Are Trying to Fix Their Water Use Problems WIRED
Writing a single 100-word email with ChatGPT consumes approximately the volume of a standard bottle of water, the global infrastructure processing AI queries is projected to use the equivalent of half the United Kingdom’s annual water withdrawal by 2027, an Space Daily
AI Data Centers’ Water Consumption Breaks 264 Billion Gallons in 2025 as Devastating Drought Hits Nearly 63% of U.S. Barchart.com