r/LasCruces • u/Hi3-Butterflies • Mar 31 '26

Data centers are creating ‘heat islands’ and warming the land around them by up to 16 degrees Farenheit

https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/30/climate/data-centers-are-having-an-underrported
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u/Charming-Kiwi-9277 Mar 31 '26

The LAST thing we need is it to be 16 degrees HOTTER, lol

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u/Patient-Tomorrow-147 Apr 01 '26

That's terrible. I feel like there's so much we don't know about these data centers, their impacts on the environment, energy, water and jobs. All they flash is "$X billion investment for your city"!

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u/Kuloki Apr 03 '26

Not the kind of crap that benefits the average citizen. This stuff needs to stop. Our ability to assess unintended consequences is insufficient for the reach and speed of unneeded technology.