World Heritage Sites Facing the Heat

World Heritage sites facing the heat

While wars and revolutions have long threatened national cultural heritage sites — most recently in Iran and Ukraine — a new danger has emerged in the form of climate change. UNESCO World Heritage sites from the 4,000 year-old pyramid temples in Iraq to the ancient statues of Easter Island are facing extreme erosion and deterioration as temperatures rise and storms and droughts intensify. A 2025 study shows that 80% of world heritage sites are f…

Data centers create ‘heat islands,’ warming local land by up to 16 degrees

Researchers found that roughly 340 million people now live within 6.2 miles of a data center

Heat Radiators for AI Data Centers in Space Will Be a Huge Advantage and Not a Huge Problem

There were many complaints that radiating heat from AI Data Centers in space would be a huge problem but in fact they will be a huge advantage. On Earth, cooling an AI data center is an active, energy-hungry process. Chillers, fans, pumps, water loops, and heat exchangers devour power simply to stop silicon from melting ...