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The UK Environment Agency has some tips for the public to help conserve water, including

> Deleting old emails to reduce pressure on data centre servers

I kid you not.

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England faces 5 billion litre public water shortage by 2055 without urgent action

England faces 5 billion litre a day shortfall for public water supplies by 2055 – and a further 1 billion litre a day deficit for wider economy.
Environment Agency (GOV.UK)
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Extreme Electronics
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They will be suggesting burning plastic to save on recycling next.
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Mike Sheldon
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Interestingly, (and in no way related...) the EA also has an AI powered chat bot that allows you to talk to flood defense: hlp.city/en-gb/case-studies/fl…

Hello Lamp Post — Flood Resilience and Awareness

“Hello EA” is an exciting digital tool that marks the Environment Agency’s first use of AI for public engagement.
www.hlp.city
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Nicole Parsons
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How does a country with a reputation for constant rain, end up with a fresh water deficit?
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Nux
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Thames water currently loses over half billion litres of drinking water every single day because they prioritised shareholder value over infrastructure (and UK gov let it happen). They can go fsck themselves.
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Hirilonde
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@Neil Brown Maybe I am reading the replies wrong but I have a feeling some other commenters are suggesting that the tip to delete e-mails means an AI wrote this text, but that is not the case. Perhaps it is unresearched and far-fetched, but it is intentional:
ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2025…
independent.co.uk/news/uk/home…
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Cysio ​
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is it just me or is the British government's communication with their citizens quite infantile?
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