HONOLULU, July 13 -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release:
Reliable operation of data centers has become essential to nearly all sectors of modern society, including healthcare, education, government services, power grid operation, banking, defense and disaster relief. New research published in Scientific Reports and led by University of Hawai'i at Manoa atmospheric scientists revealed that future climate conditions may reduce the availability of one of the cheapest and most energy-efficient approaches to cooling data centers.
The research team, led by Christina Karamperidou, atmospheric sciences professor in the UH Manoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, assessed historical and projected temperatures...