Science & Climate · The Conversation · Environment
Data centers make heat all year long – here’s how the ground can hold onto it until winter
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- A drilling rig bores a well for a geothermal heating and cooling system.
- Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images You have probably noticed it on a hot summer day: A basement feels cool even when the air outside is baking.

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- The Conversation · Environment — Data centers make heat all year long – here’s how the ground can hold onto it until winter