The $3.3 trillion climate question: Can data centres take the heat? (World Economic Forum)
AI is driving data centre proliferation, but climate hazards pose a growing and under appreciated threat to infrastructure efficiency.
Extreme heat, drought and other climate hazards could raise cumulative annual running costs of data centres in operation today by $3.3 trillion by 2055.
Balancing growth and risk requires smarter energy and cooling systems alongside better diagnostic and governance capabilities.