water scarcity

Data center opposition goes global over water and power concerns

From the American heartland to the southern tip of Africa, communities are mounting an increasingly organized resistance to the rapid expansion of AI data centers, uniting across political and geographic lines over shared concerns about water scarcity, energy strain, and…

Iran says 35 million people face water shortages as crises mount

Iranian authorities warned on Monday that approximately 35 million people face water shortages heading into summer, as a convergence of drought, a U.S. naval blockade, mass layoffs, and a prolonged internet blackout pushes the country toward what analysts describe as…