it takes a ton of ac, it takes a ton of water, it takes a lot of energy. but i haven t, like, dug anything further into it, or i haven t had to. do you ever wonder about the environmental consequences of using the cloud? i mean, it takes electricity to run all the computers and the storage on the back end, but, otherwise, it seems like a fairly clean industry. from here in vegas, you don t have to travel far to see where the cloud comes to earth. there are more than a0 data centres built or planned in arizona s salt river valley. this one is run by apple.
Even as Arizona grapples with cuts in Colorado River water, Phoenix’s suburbs are expanding. Experts warn that desert growth based on groundwater poses risks.