{"id":3990,"date":"2025-08-13T10:34:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T10:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geeksace.com\/?p=3990"},"modified":"2025-08-19T09:11:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T09:11:42","slug":"uk-government-urges-citizens-to-delete-old-emails-and-photos-to-save-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geeksace.com\/ru\/uk-government-urges-citizens-to-delete-old-emails-and-photos-to-save-water\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Government Urges Citizens to Delete Old Emails and Photos to Save Water"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The UK government has declared the country\u2019s water shortage a \u201cnational emergency<\/a>\u201d and issued a set of recommendations aimed at cutting water use. Among the usual tips \u2013 fixing leaks, shortening showers, collecting rainwater \u2013 one unusual suggestion stood out: delete old emails and photos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to officials, data centres use significant amounts of water to cool their servers. Clearing out unused digital files, they argue, could reduce the strain on these facilities. The advice was reported by Tom\u2019s Hardware.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the internet isn\u2019t buying it. Social media users and tech experts point out that deleting emails or photos has little to no impact on water consumption. Most of a data centre\u2019s water use comes from running CPUs and GPUs for active computing, not simply storing files.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In fact, as Tom\u2019s Hardware notes, deleting archives could be counterproductive. Searching for, retrieving, and erasing files requires additional processing power \u2013 which also consumes energy and, indirectly, water. On top of that, UK citizens\u2019 data may be stored in data centres abroad, making any local savings negligible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, the drought is hitting hard: five regions of England are officially in drought, and six more face prolonged dry weather. It\u2019s the driest January-to-July period since 1976, with water levels in rivers and reservoirs continuing to fall \u2013 and August forecasts offer no sign of rain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The government\u2019s water-saving tips include:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  • Install a rainwater collection tank for garden use.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Repair leaking toilets \u2013 they can waste 200\u2013400 litres per day.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Reuse kitchen water for plants.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Skip lawn watering \u2013 yellow grass will recover naturally.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Turn off the tap while brushing teeth or shaving.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Take shorter showers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • And yes\u2026 delete those old emails and photos.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Looks like the UK is ready to fight drought from the bathroom to the inbox \u2013 though the latter might just be wishful thinking.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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