A Guardian analysis reveals most new US AI datacenters are planned for drought-hit areas, sparking concerns over the significant water demands required to sustain their operations.

The United States hosts more than 4,000 data centers – more than any other country

New water-demand analysis puts data center cooling at roughly 4% of AI's footprint, with fabs and power generation taking the rest.

A Guardian analysis reveals most new US AI datacenters are planned for drought-hit areas, sparking concerns over the significant water demands required to sustain their operations.

Data centres don't just use large amounts of water and electricity, they're heating the environment too, study finds.

As GPU power demands almost double with every generation, most water usage will come where the power is generated.