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Europe’s push to dominate the artificial intelligence landscape, fueled by ambitious plans to triple data center capacity, is sparking anxieties over water resources. These power-hungry facilities, vital for processing and storing data, rely heavily on water for cooling, a factor that could exacerbate water scarcity in already vulnerable regions of the continent. The issue has become a topic of discussion, with online forums highlighting the potential environmental impact of this technological expansion.