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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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