# What is the "Cloud"?

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**Created:** [May 28, 2026, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/what-is-the-cloud/11996 "2026-05-28T16:35:48Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 28, 2026, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/what-is-the-cloud/11996/1 "2026-05-28T16:35:48Z")

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The unexamined underbelly of a computerized existence.

PBS Terra  
and [Floodlight News](https://floodlightnews.org)

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/centerforinquiry/original/3X/1/1/11abe682afa4f4de95b7039e1d1b4fa61c3245a4.jpeg "We Saw What AI Data Centers Don't Want You to See") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5p426fSlYH4)

> May 28, 2026  
> We investigated one of the world’s largest AI data centers, using thermal drone footage to reveal the hidden pollution powering the AI boom. As companies race to build the future of artificial intelligence, residents and experts warn that fossil fuels, secrecy, and weak regulation may be putting communities at risk.

Yes, I use the internet, Cloud, AI, I’m part of the problem. There’s no getting around it. We’re strapped in.