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TechProposed data centre could release heat equivalent to 23 Hiroshima-sized bombs a day, physicist says

An analysis of the large Wonder Valley data centre estimates that it could release heat waste into northwestern Alberta’s boreal forest equivalent to 23 atomic bombs each day. A Utah State University physicist who reviewed the project for the Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation says it requires a full environmental impact assessment.

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CCBC News★★☆☆☆2026-11-01 15:00Original

Proposed data centre could release heat equivalent to 23 Hiroshima-sized bombs a day, physicist says
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