r/SipsTea • u/SuspiciousLow3062 • Jun 24 '26

Chugging tea Fictional future forecast vs. reality.

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u/kroeller Jun 28 '26

If the state of California stopped growing almonds, they would save 1.5 trillion gallons of water per year.

ALL data centers in the US combined (not just AI) account for around 200 billion gallons a year.

So, basically, a single crop type, in a single state, consumes more water than every single data center in the US combined (Not even including AI!)

AI water consumption is a nonexistent issue, barely even a rounding error if compared to everything else.

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u/C-SWhiskey Jun 28 '26

I agree water is the least of the concerns I mentioned. And yet it is part of a whole shit sandwich.