Satellite analysis finds little evidence that data centers cause widespread ground warming

November 4, 2026 · 5:40 pm 1 sources

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• Satellite analysis finds little evidence that data centers cause widespread ground warming
  Phys.org · November 4, 2026 17:40
  A new study published in Environmental Research Letters has found little evidence that hyperscale data centers cause significant heating of surrounding land. While a previous study suggested data centers heat surrounding land by about 2 °C on average (up to 9 °C), reaching 10 kilometers (6.2…