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02-27-2018, 07:35 AM
Doomsday seed vault to get fortified with influx of $13 million
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The Svalbard Global Seed Vault — purposely isolated on a remote island some 800 miles from the North Pole — will be upgraded to make the concrete structure more resilient to the whims of weather and climate.*
The vault is now 10 years old, and the Norway government, which funds and manages the vault, announced (https://www.regjeringen.no/en/aktuelt/presseinvitasjon-ti-ars-jubileum-for-svalbard-globale-frohvelv/id2590244/) that it's time for nearly $13 million in upgrades. Specifically, Norway plans to build a new concrete tunnel and a building to protect emergency power and refrigerating units.*
SEE ALSO: Doomsday-proof vault in the Arctic receives a major deposit of seeds (https://mashable.com/2017/02/22/svalbard-seed-vault-major-deposit/)
Norway says the vault is "built to stand the test of time." It's a long-term storage facility for the globe's stock of crop seeds, should the world's agriculture become threatened or imperiled by "war, terrorism and natural disasters."* Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/02/26/doomsday-seed-vault-13-million-upgrade/)
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The Svalbard Global Seed Vault — purposely isolated on a remote island some 800 miles from the North Pole — will be upgraded to make the concrete structure more resilient to the whims of weather and climate.*
The vault is now 10 years old, and the Norway government, which funds and manages the vault, announced (https://www.regjeringen.no/en/aktuelt/presseinvitasjon-ti-ars-jubileum-for-svalbard-globale-frohvelv/id2590244/) that it's time for nearly $13 million in upgrades. Specifically, Norway plans to build a new concrete tunnel and a building to protect emergency power and refrigerating units.*
SEE ALSO: Doomsday-proof vault in the Arctic receives a major deposit of seeds (https://mashable.com/2017/02/22/svalbard-seed-vault-major-deposit/)
Norway says the vault is "built to stand the test of time." It's a long-term storage facility for the globe's stock of crop seeds, should the world's agriculture become threatened or imperiled by "war, terrorism and natural disasters."* Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/02/26/doomsday-seed-vault-13-million-upgrade/)
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