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25mn-25
Wt
Water
Severity5/10
Water Consumption
Massive consumption of water resources for data center cooling hosting large-scale AI training and inference infrastructure.
Periodic recordEnvironmentarXiv2024
Noah Shumba, Opelo Tshekiso, Pengfei Li, Giulia Fanti, Shaolei Ren
Mitigation Strategy
Implementation of efficient passive and liquid cooling systems, use of free cooling in appropriate climates, and closed-loop water recycling.
Atomic Number
25
Wt
Risk ID
mn-25
Severity
5/10
Severity Level