A recent study highlights that nearly 80% of datacenters worldwide face significant risks from climate-related threats such as floods, extreme winds, and wildfires. These vulnerabilities pose challenges for datacenter operations, potentially leading to outages, increased downtime, and higher costs for insurance and repairs. The report, conducted by climate risk analytics firm First Street, also points out the paradox that the booming AI industry, which relies heavily on these datacenters, contributes to greenhouse gas emissions that exacerbate these climate risks.
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