ZeroWasteStore on Instagram: "AI is depleting our drinking water. Data centers use water to cool the servers and equipment, which generate a lot of heat while powering AI models. The majority of the water is evaporated into the air and is not fully replenished as freshwater through the water system. It also requires water to generate electricity from fossil fuels, contributing even more to water consumption. Though there are solutions like closed-loop cooling systems that can reduce water usage,

A viral video from Chhattisgarh’s Ulta Paani has drawn widespread attention after showing water appearing to flow uphill, a phenomenon explained by researchers as an optical illusion created by the area’s unique topography. A 2025 study by the Journal of Ravishankar University, using digital elevation models, confirmed that the site functions as a gravity hill where the surrounding landscape distorts visual perception. The clip, recorded in Mainpat, shows a local demonstrating the effect, genera