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Title: UK Government Suggests Deleting Files To Save Water

Link: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/08/12/1948...

An anonymous reader shares a report: Can deleting old emails and photos help
the UK tackle ongoing drought this year? That's the hope, according to
recommendations for the public included in a press release today from the
National Drought Group. There are far bigger steps companies and policymakers
can take to conserve water of course, but drought has gotten bad enough for
officials to urge the average person to consider how their habits might help
or hurt the situation. And the proliferation of data centers is raising
concerns about how much water it takes to power servers and keep them cool.
"Simple, everyday choices -- such as turning off a tap or deleting old emails
-- also really helps the collective effort to reduce demand and help preserve
the health of our rivers and wildlife," Helen Wakeham, Environment Agency
Director of Water, said in the press release.

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