by Joel Glover
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| LA Wildfires and AI’s Data Center Water Drain: The explosion of data center demand for AI use is draining water resources. Even with efforts to mitigate cooling demands, municipalities and companies struggle to find a balance. —Information Week, January 17, 2025. |
[Refrain]
Oh, the sea was wide, the sun is high
The land is parched, the soil is dry
And clouds swirl over cooling stacks
And soothing rain is what we lack
[Verse 1]
There’s vapour in the atmosphere
And bubbles form, that much is clear
Pyramids and Ponzi schemes
Built on algorithmic dreams
[Refrain]
Oh, the sea was wide, the sun is high
The land is parched, the soil is dry
And clouds swirl over cooling stacks
And the cooling rain is what we lack
[Verse 2]
Profits for some, for us the loss
Ice caps melted, no more frost
Towns in rolling blackout pall
No showers, storms, or thunder squall
[Refrain]
Oh, the sea was wide, the sun is high
The land is parched, the soil is dry
And clouds swirl over cooling stacks
And the cooling rain is what we lack
Former waiter in a Love Boat themed restaurant, reformed mandarin, and extroverted accountant, Joel Glover lives in the woods of Hertfordshire with two boys, one wife, and not nearly enough coffee. His poetry has appeared in oddball magazine, Little Old Lady Comedy, Radon Journal, 5-7-5 Journal, Epistemic Literary, Pulp Lit Mag, and As It Ought To Be. He published a chapbook Untimely Poetry, taking a cockeyed view at the news of 2024.
