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UK Agencies Urge Residents to Delete Emails and Photos to Save Water
The Environment Agency urges mass deletion of old emails to reduce water use by data centers, while traditional water-saving methods remain more effective, with a 20% demand drop seen in Severn Trent area.
- The UK government declared a nationally significant water shortage and urged the public to delete old emails and photos to reduce water usage amid ongoing drought conditions.
- The government announced this following a prolonged dry period, with five areas in England officially declared in drought and six additional regions experiencing extended dry conditions during the most severe half-year drought recorded since 1976.
- Data centers use large amounts of water for cooling, but experts noted that deleting emails has minimal impact compared to overall data processing energy demands.
- Helen Wakeham, director of water at the Environment Agency, emphasized the serious nature of the situation nationwide and urged all individuals to contribute to easing the strain on water resources.
- The situation implies that water companies must fix leaks and that individuals should prioritize traditional water-saving methods, as deleting emails alone may not significantly save water.
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The United Kingdom is experiencing one of the worst droughts in recent years, it advises to implement several measures to reduce water consumption.
·Madrid, Spain
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The Environmental Agency asks that people delete long-stored images and texts, because the data centers need water for cooling.
·Vienna, Austria
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England is currently experiencing the driest half of the year since 1976, with devastating consequences for nature and people. The Environmental Agency therefore shares a number of unusual measures to save water.
The British Government has issued recommendations on water conservation caused by hot weather and drought, such as the removal of old e-mails by the British authorities, and the publication Tomøs Hardware.
·Riga, Latvia
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