The Svalbard Doomsday Seed Vault flooded after Permafrost melts

Published On: May 19, 2017

Designed as an impregnable deep-freeze to protect the world’s most precious seeds

No seeds were lost but the ability of the rock vault to provide failsafe protection against all disasters is now threatened by climate change.

Read the story https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/may/19/arctic-stronghold-of-worlds-seeds-flooded-after-permafrost-melts

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