California almonds drink like 6x more water than all US data centers
California almonds use roughly 3-5.5 million acre-feet of water per year. That's 4-7x more water than every data center in North America combined used in 2025.
The water panic about AI infrastructure is theater while agriculture just drowns the state and nobody cares.
Insane stat of the day: California almonds use roughly 3–5.5 million acre-feet of water per year, depending on methodology. That's ~4-7x more water than all data centers in North America used combined in 2025.
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