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IT Home reported on November 9 that, according to an AFP report published on the 8th local time, Indonesia’s Batam, across the sea from Singapore, is facing a tap water supply crisis caused by a combination of natural and human factors, severely affecting residents’ daily cooking, eating, washing and bathing.
Batam is currently experiencing a prolonged drought. The El Niño phenomenon, which has intensified recently, has further aggravated the climatic impact, causing a severe decline in the amount of water stored in its main sources. Meanwhile, Batam’s advantageous location and relatively open policies have made it one of the key hubs for AI data center infrastructure in Southeast Asia, and some data centers are equipped with water-intensive cooling systems.
With little ability to intervene in the climate, residents have turned their anger toward data centers, prompting widespread protests. Local authorities have required data center operators to build their own seawater desalination plants. Some operators have pledged to use closed-loop water cooling systems to reduce water consumption, while water utilities are also upgrading facilities to increase reservoir capacity.
Reference
https://www.afp.com/en/cant-cook-or-shower-indonesians-take-aim-data-centres
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