Oceans hit highest temperature on record

Re:Oceans hit highest temperature on record by rcpt on Monday August 24, 2026 @05:49PM (#49426296)

It's an unspoken rule in the data center debate that every metric is completely batshit.

Doesn't matter what side you're on, it's always "enough water to irrigate 27 soccer fields" or "as much energy as 1/5th of the average hamburger"

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Re:Oceans hit highest temperature on record by ch4s3 on Monday August 24, 2026 @06:30PM (#49426748)

It comes from Our World in Data, highly reputable, and I included the source link.

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Re:Oceans hit highest temperature on record by rcpt on Monday August 24, 2026 @06:52PM (#49426940)

I'm sure that figure is accurate. And the other person in this thread who commented "the entire energy consumption of two Swedens or half a Thailand" is probably also accurate.

It's not about accuracy, it's about the units people choose when having these discussions

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Re:Oceans hit highest temperature on record by ch4s3 on Tuesday August 25, 2026 @08:44AM (#49433056)

I lead with 1.5% of global electricity use. But its import to contextualiza that normal AI usage requires less electricity than an evening of watching TV.

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