Meta announces new data centers, gobble up millions of gallons of water per day

3 ksec 2 7/15/2025, 6:31:56 PM engadget.com ↗

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ksec · 4m ago
If the water is only used for cooling then it should be a closed loop system and doesn't "used up" any water?

Unless Data Center uses water in a way we dont know?

asib · 1m ago
Hmm bit of googling indicates one example: at least some data centers use cooling towers which dissipate heat via evaporation, i.e. loss of some water from the system.

I suppose not all water cooling systems (especially of this scale) work exactly like e.g. a water-cooled PC.