Safely burrowed into the rocky waste of Plataberget Mountain in Svalbard, **rway deep e**ugh to protect it from air temperature rises and high e**ugh to avoid flooding if sea levels rise, the Svalbard Global*Seed Vault exists, according to its executive director Åslaug Haga, to “safeguard one of the most important natural resources” – plants -- from disaster.
The vault, which opened in Svalbard, **rway 2008,*is designed to last 1,000 years and withstand a wide range of potential doomsday scenarios, including climate change, nuclear war, and even an asteroid strike. Read more...