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Lee Duna ( throws_lemy@lemmy.nz )  to TechnologyEnglish · 3 years ago

Each Bitcoin transaction uses 4,200 gallons of water — enough to fill a swimming pool — and could potentially cause freshwater shortages

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Each Bitcoin transaction uses 4,200 gallons of water — enough to fill a swimming pool — and could potentially cause freshwater shortages

www.tomshardware.com

Lee Duna ( throws_lemy@lemmy.nz )  to TechnologyEnglish · 3 years ago
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Water used for power and maintenance of Bitcoin servers adds more environmental issues.
  • Zworf ( Zworf@beehaw.org ) 
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    Yes of course but you have humans in the house who exhale H2O all the time. A datacenter doesn’t have many of those (per square metre or foot or whatever you measure your datacenters in)

    • shortwavesurfer ( shortwavesurfer@monero.town ) 
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      The vast majority of it definitely comes from the area in which I live.

      • Rivalarrival ( Rivalarrival@lemmy.today ) 
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        Temperature is the more important factor. Even if the ambient air is at 100% humidity, if it is very cold, the relative humidity after heating it will be very low.

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