‘Slough is like an experiment’: Europe’s largest datacentre hub leaves town sweltering
Emerging research suggests datacentres create a heat island effect, pushing up temperatures in the immediate vicinity by as much as 9C
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A datacentre in Slough. Photograph: Martin Godwin/The GuardianView image in fullscreenA datacentre in Slough. Photograph: Martin Godwin/The GuardianExtreme heat‘Slough is like an experiment’: Europe’s largest datacentre hub leaves town swelteringEmerging research suggests datacentres create a heat island effect, pushing up temperatures in the immediate vicinity by as much as 9C Aisha DownFri 26 Jun 2026 03.00 EDTLast modified on Fri 26 Jun 2026 03.02 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe community living next to the largest datacentre park in Europe say the scorching summer heat has grown unbearable.On days like Wednesday, said Nabeel Nawaz, the store manager of a Chaiiwala franchise in the centre of Slough, the heat is like something “pinching your body and burning your skin”.What is…
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