ARTE Reportage
Data Centre Drought25 min
Available until 02/11/2028
06/11/2025
In Chile water is disappearing, and not just because of drought. Data centres have been built on the outskirts of the capital Santiago for google and other tech giants, encouraged by the socialist government. But the amount of water they suck up to cool their servers is having a significant impact on water levels in the surrounding area.
Director
Pierre Morel
Author
Pierre Morel
Image
Pierre Morel, Ariel Marinkovic
Editing
Thibault Leclerc
Production
Hikari Films
Producer
Frédéric Lafont
Fixer
Mauricio Rabuffetti
Country
France
Year
2025
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