AI-related data centres use vast amounts of water. But gauging how much is a murky business

AI-related data centres use vast amounts of water. But gauging how much is a murky business
A drone image of the the Microsoft data centre under construction in the Toronto suburb of Etobicoke.

Canada is poised to join the data centre boom. But as such projects face greater scrutiny around the world, there is little debate here about what this will mean for the country’s water.