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Data centers raise nearby temperatures by up to 4 degrees in Phoenix

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Data centers raise nearby temperatures by up to 4 degrees in Phoenix

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months ago

Waste heat from data centers can boost air temperatures in downwind neighborhoods by as much as 4 degrees Fahrenheit, researchers at Arizona State University report in a new study conducted in the Phoenix metro area, the hottest in the U.S.

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Nah, evaporation removes multiple times more heat than regular air cooling. It’s because water has high specific heat

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