Data centers are changing America's landscape, report says

Data centers are changing America's landscape, report says

Hundreds of data centers are sprouting up across the U.S. over farmland, shrubland and forest, with thousands more on the way, according to the Washington Post.

See how data centers are changing the American landscape

Satellite imagery shows what was once farmland and desert taken over by warehouselike structures.

Data centers are migrating to rural America, and the power grid is the reason

The migration of data centers to rural areas could transform local economies but also strain resources and infrastructure, impacting communities.