AI Data Centers Drain 660M Gallons Daily in Desert Cities
Amazon’s proposed „Project Blue” data center in Tucson sparked resident backlash over projected water consumption of 1.2 million gallons daily in a region experiencing its worst megadrought in 1,200 years. A new Nature Sustainability study quantifies the concern: AI-driven data center expansion could strain water resources in precisely the states attracting them. Geographic Mismatch: Tax…








