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Many data centers are located where water resources are limited https://phys.org/news/2026-10-centers-resources-limited.html #environment #water #WaterResources #datacenter #datacenters

Conserving Just 35% Of The Nation's Waterways Could Sustain Freshwater Biodiversity | A Freshwater Resilient And Connected Network To Sustain Biodiversity Under A Changing Climate -- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0351782 <-- shared paper -- https://phys.org/news/2026-09-nation-waterways-sustain-freshwater-biodiversity.html <-- shared technical article -- H/T @erik@techhub.social Martin | Spatial Analyst/Developer “By evaluating the health of waterways across the U.S., researchers have identified a network encompassing about one-third of rivers and streams that, if conserved and restored, could sustain the nation's freshwater biodiversity in the face of habitat degradation and climate change [1st link above.]… During the past century, streams and lakes in the U.S. have deteriorated as more than 150,000 dams have fragmented river networks, and changes to the landscape and groundwater use have altered how and where the water flows. Many freshwater species are now in rapid decline, exacerbated by the impacts of climate change. To address this crisis, [the researchers] worked with 66 freshwater conservationists to map freshwater networks in the contiguous U.S. and evaluate their resilience to degradation. Each watershed was scored based on its connectivity, condition, water availability and naturalness of flow, and checked against local surveys of freshwater biodiversity…” -- #water #hydrology #hydrography #freshwater #aquatic #biodiversity #USA #sustainability #waterresources #waterquality #network #connections #climatechange #habitat #degradation #waterways #health #risk #hazard #humanimpacts #streams #lakes #rivers #groundwater #pumping #dams #infrastructure #species #decline #hindering #adaption #conservation #watershed #HUC12 #spatialanalysis #mapping #spatial #spatiotemporal #survey #connectivity #naturalness #precipitation #rainfall #extremeweather #resilience #resiliencescore #opendata #NHD #3dhp #WBD #USGS #CONUS @ The Nature Conservancy

Wow this is a great development after the public here in the Phoenix area has been fighting back against a behemoth ICE detention center in nearby Surprise Arizona. It’s to handle up to 10,000 prisoners and the purchase of the warehouses was made secretly. This is just the estimates of water use estimated for only 1,500 prisoners! If the public is able to get documentation on water and other public utility use, it is one way We The People can fight back. #Water #WaterUse #WaterResources #PublicHealth #Phoenix #Arizona #Surprise #SurpriseAZ #ICE #Antifa

So, #MSM is parroting #Trump administration's accusations that #Iran was behind the #Cyberattack on water systems in #Minnesota. Sounds like a good excuse to wipe out #WaterResources in Iran as revenge! Plus, similar incidents have happened in #MN. Who has a big grudge against folks in Minnesota? Not Iran!!! Cyberattack targets Minnesota cities' water systems "State technology officials say more than 30 Minnesota municipal water systems were targeted in a coordinated cyberattack this week. "In at least one case, a city’s well and treatment plant were temporarily knocked offline Monday. Other cities reported that the attack targeted communications and automated operations within their water system — forcing a move to manual workarounds. "The attack prompted Minnesota IT Services to activate a statewide cybersecurity incident response involving local, state and federal agencies. "Authorities did not say whether they know who is responsible for the cyberattack and did not elaborate on a possible motive. "Officials said water in the affected cities remains safe to drink." [...] "The city of Braham reported that the attack targeted the computerized operating systems for its well and water treatment plant. "Mayor Nate George told #MPR News that a water plant operator noticed a problem Monday morning: The city’s water tower needed to draw in water, but the well wasn’t working. " 'There was power — but there was no controls, you know, telling the water where to go,' he said. "The city alerted #BrahamMN residents to limit water use, to keep the water in the tower from running out. An investigation found that a cyberattack caused the outage. " 'They were able to hack into the control system of the of the well and just turn the well off, basically,' George said. "Within an hour and a half, city staff got the system back up and running. The city said the attack 'did not alter or cause any issue to the physical water plant or water quality or safety.' "The cities of #MaplePlainMN, #PlymouthMN and South St. Paul reported issues with automated controls and communications for their water systems. " 'The issue is limited to equipment connected via cellular communications within the system, and crews have continued operating as normal through manual procedures,' the city of Plymouth reported Monday evening. "Michael Thompson is the public works director in Plymouth. He said Tuesday that the city has extra staff monitoring the water system while automated operations are offline. " 'We plan for these types of events, so we just had to physically go out to lift stations or the water towers, just to ensure they were functioning and running properly,' he said. "State officials did not say which other cities were targeted in the cyberattack. "Other local governments around the state have been targeted by cyberattacks in recent years, including the city of #SaintPaulMN in 2025 and #WinonaCounty earlier this year. Some school districts have also been affected." Full article: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/07/28/30-minnesota-municipal-water-systems-targeted-cyberattack #WagTheDog? #EndlessWar #USWarOnIran #USPol

Consider signing this petition to call for a moritorium on large data centre builds in Australia. At least until we get the policy right and legal instruments are in place. Last thing we need is a dryer continent and higher energy prices. #GenAI can take the back seat on this Australian bus. https://c.org/kSWvYBPjHT #AusPol #DataCenters #GenAISlop #WaterResources #EnegryResources #AIlegislature

“The developer building a new data center in north Denver said the facility could use up to 805,000 gallons of water each day to cool its computer systems if all three planned buildings are constructed. A single-family home uses roughly 200 gallons of water per day, according to Denver Water.” #DataCenters #AIDataCenters #Denver #WaterResources #Drought #Drought2026 #Colorado #ColoradoSun