"The study, led by researchers at the University of Cambridge, suggests that these vast AI data centers can increase local land surface temperatures by an average of 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit (2C), with some extreme cases ... up to 16.4 degrees Fahrenheit (9.1C).
This localized warming effect is estimated to affect more than 340 million people worldwide."
This time with link to the original study for reasons 🙄
https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/ai-data-center-heat-islands-usage-climate-b2949418.html