AI data centers are making cities warmer. Researchers calculated the exact impact

Scientists have been sounding the alarm on just how bad AI, and data centers, are for the environment. And now, researchers have proof they are also making nearby neighborhoods 4 degrees warmer, according to a new study from Arizona State University. The findings, which were published on Monday in the Journal of Engineering for Sustainable Buildings and Cities, looked at how much heat two Arizona data centers were giving off in the Phoenix area—a hotspot for data center growth in the U.S...