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Data centers raise nearby temperatures by up to 4 degrees in Phoenix (news.asu.edu)
submitted 15 hours ago by beep@piefed.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1137275/data-centers-raise-nearby-temperatures-by-up-to-4-degrees-in-phoenix

Study.

Heat pollution 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 ASU study is the first to directly measure air temperatures downwind and upwind of data centers to record the real-time effects of waste heat on surrounding communities.

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[–] Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 3 points 14 hours ago

Come on, how hot could Phoenix even be? I'm sure it's fine