Satellite analysis finds little evidence that data centers cause widespread ground warming

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Nov 4, 2026, 12:40 pm128 ptsTrending
A new study published in Environmental Research Letters has found little evidence that hyperscale data centers cause significant heating of surrounding land. While a previous study suggested data centers heat surrounding land by about 2 °C on average (up to 9 °C), reaching 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) away, 13…

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