Don't miss our Special Projects Editor @samschramski.bsky.social & three reporters from our cross-border investigation #DarkSideoftheBoom discussing how rapid data center growth is impacting communities & the environment across South Asia: https://loom.ly/s_P2x3k

🔋🗞️Join us on April 9 to hear from three #DarkSideoftheBoom reporters, Sushmita, Shamsuddin Illius and Rohini Krishnamurthy on how rapid data center development is exacerbating climate vulnerability, resource scarcity and economic inequality across South Asia: https://loom.ly/s_P2x3k

AI data centers in Viet Nam could strain the national grid and compromise its climate goals. For now, data sovereignty bottlenecks are delaying those risks. Read Thi Hao Linh Vuong and Mạc Quỳnh's report for #TIASÁNG and #MekongEye, as part of #DarkSideOfTheBoom: https://loom.ly/iLF476w

As Mumbai sees increased energy demand from new data centers—particularly from Amazon—Mahul must keep its major coal plants. Read this @theguardian.com report for #DarkSideOfTheBoom to learn more: https://loom.ly/BjYAM1M 📸Credit: NurPhoto/Getty Images.

A #DarkSideOfTheBoom report for @bloomberg.com reveals that Amazon ran 924 data centres across 50+ countries in 2023. Learn about the environmental impact in places like Mumbai: https://loom.ly/Q1DAjqI
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Four years after approving Bitcoin mining projects, Laos is beginning to rethink the industry. Read Vo Kieu Bao Uyen's report for #MekongEye on the widespread power shortages and transnational cryptocurrency scams now linked to this energy-hungry boom: https://loom.ly/Zc4wprM #DarkSideOfTheBoom

In another report from #DarkSideOfTheBoom, journalist Rezza Aji Pratama investigates how rapid data center expansion in Batam—an island city in Indonesia—is putting pressure on an already fragile water supply. Read his report for #Katadata to learn more: https://loom.ly/eKiZc2Q

Malaysia's data center boom is straining the national grid—forcing the government to update policy & revisit nuclear power. Watch Vivian Yap, Si Err Yap and Phung Yie Wen's report for @malaysiakini.bsky.social’s KiniTV: https://loom.ly/beftlUs #DarkSideOfTheBoom

As booming data hubs rise across India’s Uttar Pradesh, local residents struggle for drinking water and officials have no answers on how much water these facilities consume. Read part three of Rohini Krishnamurthy's report for #DownToEarth to learn more: https://loom.ly/_KuYw1Y #DarkSideOfTheBoom

A community in Biñan, Philippines, is slowly sinking as groundwater is extracted to cool nearby data centers. Read Mavic Conde's report for #BicolDotPH to learn how this raises the risk of the next major earthquake: https://loom.ly/I30FJDg #DarkSideOfTheBoom

💧In part two of Rohini Krishnamurthy's report for #DownToEarth, she travels to Karnataka—India’s Silicon Valley—to examine how the rapid rise of high-tech data centers is straining already scarce water resources: https://loom.ly/vn1xhVc #DarkSideOfTheBoom

🔋🗞️In another report from #DarkSideOfTheBoom, Shamsuddin Illius investigates the impact of unchecked energy and water use by Bangladesh’s data centers. Read the full story in #TheClimateWatch: https://loom.ly/5LO9wck

💧As India rapidly builds data centers for AI growth, concerns are rising that this digital expansion could worsen existing water shortages. Read @rohinikrishnamurthy's report for Down To Earth learn more: https://loom.ly/gNgv-pE #DarkSideoftheBoom

📣Heading to @gijn.org’s #GIJC25? Don’t miss our fireside chat with @malaysiakini.bsky.social on #DarkSideOfTheBoom—a cross-border collaboration uncovering the hidden cost of Asia's digital transformation:https://loom.ly/x9XChtQ

📣In a new #DarkSideoftheBoom report Kannikar Petchkaew uncovers how Myanmar’s scam hubs survived power cuts, internet blocks and cross-border crackdowns by switching to diesel generators. Read her story for @prachatai.com & #TheIrrawaddy: https://loom.ly/8NiVrYE

📣We’re thrilled to launch #DarkSideoftheBoom—a cross-border collaboration with 14 outlets in 11 countries investigating the hidden costs of Asia's digital transformation. Read #READr's report to learn about the tensions between innovation and sustainability in #Taiwan: https://loom.ly/WQ47UXo