Finland's forests decimated: Google illegally clears 250,000 trees to build AI data center
The UK Guardian reported yesterday (Oct 22) that Google cleared approximately 330 hectares (3.3 million square meters) of forest in Muhos, northern Finland, to construct a data center. The company is estimated to have felled around 250,000 trees and conducted large-scale land clearing before completing the required environmental impact assessment, including removing topsoil.
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