Data centers make heat all year long—here's how the ground can hold onto it until winter

You have probably noticed it on a hot summer day: A basement feels cool even when the air outside is baking. The ground does not heat up and cool down as fast as the air does. A few hundred feet down, it stays close to the local yearly average all year, which can be around 50 degrees Fahrenheit (10 degrees Celsius).

Read it at Phys.org ↗

← Front page