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1. Experts discover a hidden hazard from AI data centers - creating significant heat islands

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Tue Jun 9, 2026, 05:27 AM

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Experts discover a hidden hazard from AI data centers—and people are angry, Newsweek, 5/27/26

Data centers in Phoenix raised the temperature of the surrounding area by a significant amount, a new study finds.

They found that neighborhoods downwind of the data center saw their temperatures go up by up to four degrees in a city that already boasts some of the hottest temperatures in the country.

More: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/experts-discover-a-hidden-hazard-from-ai-data-centers-and-people-are-angry/ar-AA24b6kC

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