{
  "id": 17656936,
  "title": "Proposed data centre would release ‘23 Hiroshima-sized atomic bombs worth of energy’ a day, physicist says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/proposed-data-centre-would-release-23-hiroshima-sized-atomic-bombs",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-01T15:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC Canada",
    "slug": "cbc-canada",
    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/wonder-valley-slcn-court-physicist-9.7403677"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "An analysis of the mammoth Wonder Valley data centre suggests it would release the equivalent of 23 atom bombs of heat waste into the boreal forest of northwestern Alberta every day. A Utah State University physicist who conducted the review for the Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation said the project demands a full environmental impact assessment.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}