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The United Kingdom is dealing with one of the worst droughts of the last decades. In fact, the last six months have been The driest since 1976. Five regions have been officially declared in drought, and six more could join them over the next weeks If the shortage of rainfall is extended. Paint badly. August has begun in this country with The fourth summer heat wavewhich has led the government to declare this drought “an incident of national importance.” In Spain Some regions are also suffering An aggressive drought, but there is no doubt that the Spaniards are much more accustomed to dealing with this climate event than the British. Anyway, the United Kingdom has decided to take action on the matter. And what he has done is Publish a guide in which, among other things, he explains to citizens what they can do to save water at home. This is one of his tips: “Delete emails and old photos because data centers require large amounts of water to cool their systems.” The effectiveness of some solutions of the British government is very debatable Helen Wakeham, Water Management Director at the United Kingdom Environment Agency, has made this statement: “The current situation is of national importance, so we call all citizens to put on their part and help reduce pressure on our water environment.” Nothing to object to here. There is no doubt that the most prudent is that citizens get the shoulder to save water when this very scarce resource. Most of the measures proposed by administration to citizens is well brought, but there is a particular advice whose effectiveness is very doubtful. This is What he proposes in his guide The National Group of the United Kingdom: Install a tank to collect rainwater and use it in the garden Repair your toilet if you have leaks. The toilets that drip can waste between 200 and 400 liters of water a day Use the kitchen water to water your plants Avoid watering the grass. The grass will grow healthy again Close the taps by brushing your teeth or shaving Take shorter showers Delete emails and old photos because data centers require large amounts of water to refrigerate their systems The first six tips are very reasonable. However, the impact that the last one on water consumption can have is at least anecdotal. Data centers use a lot of water to Refrigerate your servers by evaporationit is true, but the fact that citizens eliminate their emails and older photographs It will hardly have a perceptible impact in the cooling needs of these facilities. In fact, the search and elimination process of these files on servers probably consumes more energy and water than to leave them where they are. Image | Nadas Photography More information | United Kingdom Government In Xataka | The time of truth of the Spanish reservoirs: how are they going to endure the heat after rains that has left them overflowing