How this page evolved

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1. Revision 4Oct 11, 2026, 2:24 PMLiveAI-organised, reviewed

   Added the newest sources: a Wikipedia overview of what a data centre is, India's data centre industry growth figures, a data-water symbiosis study, and two cyber/grid security papers. Only the India industry figures bear directly on land clearing; the rest concern energy, water, definitions or cyber risk and add nothing to this page's question.

   • · The main finding was rewritten.
   • · Added section “How large the data centre build-out is”.
   • · 2 new sources cited.
   • · The note on uncertainty changed.
   • · The key takeaways were revised.
   • · 1 new piece of guidance for specific situations.
   • · 1 new open question.
2. Revision 3Oct 10, 2026, 10:33 PMAI-organised, reviewed

   Added the two newest sources: a global mining-deforestation mapping (2001–2022) and a sub-Saharan Africa study quantifying offsite mining-driven loss, plus a data centre siting model. The page now separates direct from offsite forest loss, adds commodity-level detail, and notes that no source measures data-centre-specific clearing.

   • · The main finding was rewritten.
3. Revision 2Oct 6, 2026, 9:40 PMAI-organised, reviewed

   AI-prepared Starting Map from live research.

   • · First published version.