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The National Drought Group (NDG), an
organization in the UK, has warned that data centres are putting a
on the country's water supplies. This is also a
in many other countries. The group did not indicate to what degree these
are contributing to drought conditions in many parts of the UK. It is estimated that the centres use up to 10 billion litres of water per year to cool their
facilities. One water company reported that a
data centre can use as much water as 50,000
. Despite concerns from environmentalists, the UK is pushing
to build many more data centres. Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner said they were
for economic
.
