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Re:Improper redaction reveals Google Data Center water and e... by dekhn on Sunday October 04, 2026 @04:50PM (#49957698)
Different state, but: almond trees growing in California consume 1 trillion gallons a year (estimated).

So probably we could grow fewer almonds in California.

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Re:Improper redaction reveals Google Data Center water and e... by dotancohen on Sunday October 04, 2026 @06:06PM (#49958376)
How do you get the California water to this datacenter?

In other words, water scarcity is a distribution problem, not a globally finite resource problem.

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