Google Is Consuming More Water Than Ever, And The Growth Of AI Will Make It Worse
August 9, 2023
One of the world’s largest companies is also one of its most increasingly thirsty, and even as water becomes scarcer around the world, its consumption only seems poised to grow.
“Google just published its 2023 environmental report, and one thing is for certain: The company’s water use is soaring,” Business Insider reported. “The internet giant said it consumed 5.6 billion gallons of water in 2022… And as Google and every other tech company in the AI arms race speed to build new data centers, the amount of water they consume will very likely keep rising.”
