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Nebius us-central1 cooling incident (19 August 2026): BMS and chilled-water loop lost together

58.5 °C peak air inlet; about 6 hours to cooling stabilizationobserved

Value kindobserved — Reported measurements, counts, and specifications keep the precision and scope stated by their source; an exact specification is not treated as a range.
Scope19 August incident. BMS and chilled-water loop failed together; the halls overheated within roughly two hours. Cooling recovery and platform recovery are separate events.
As of2026-08-19
SourceNebius blog, 'Incident post-mortem analysis: us-central1 service disruption on August 19' (27 August 2026)
Reviewchecking…review by 2027-08-27 · slow cadence
Recorded changeslast 2026-10-25
Claim idp5-nebius-us-central1-cooling-incident-2026

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