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Data Center Water Usage 2022

The impact of data center expansion on water scarcity in various regions, including the U.S. West and Southwest, Mediterranean, Latin America, Middle East, and Australia.

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Jan 11, 2026
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Which regions hosting AI data centers face the greatest water‑stress risks and what local impacts have been documented?

AI-driven data-center expansion is concentrated in regions already prone to water scarcity—most notably the U.S. West and Southwest (Arizona/Phoenix), parts of the Mediterranean and southern Europe, a...