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Colossal data centers are taking over the US countryside: ‘We’re mowed over’

New developments for cloud computing could threaten civil-war era and post-emancipation historical sites in rural Virginia

As you drive west from Washington DC, an imposing cluster of rectangular buildings emerges from the countryside. They emit a whirring sound, and could be confused for warehouses.

But in fact, this is the home of the cloud internet.

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Originally posted in the guardian.