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If The Apocalypse Comes This Vault Could Restart Life On Earth
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Giedrė Vaičiulaitytė Community member
It’s small wonder that most of us have found ourselves thinking about the end of days, especially with plenty of books and movies focusing on doomsday events. Some start reading survival guides, others go as far as building nuclear shelters in their backyard, but conservationist Cary Fowler took it to the next level by working with Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) to build a global seed vault.
In 2008, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault was opened in Spitsbergen, Norway, with Norwegian government funding the construction with $8.8 million in total. The vault serves as a secure seed bank, storing spare “copies” of seeds from gene banks all over the world, with 930,821 total samples (as of 2017). The Svalbard vault is an attempt to preserve samples of various plants in case of a global crisis. It is built to withstand nuclear threats and severe climate changes, and access to it is restricted.
Scroll down to find out more about this vault that one day could be humanity’s last hope.
More info: seedvault.no
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is a secure seed bank that stores spare “copies” of seeds
The vault contains seeds from all over the world, with such countries as Soviet Union and North Korea
The vault was opened in 2008 and the construction was financed the Norwegian government, who provided $8.8 million
I was built to withstand bombing threats and drastic climate changes
As of 2017, there are 930,821 samples in total inside the vault
The seeds are stored at minus 18°Celsius (minus 0.4°Fahrenheit)
This ensures the longevity of the seeds stored inside the vault
The vault is not only a backup plan in case of the apocalypse as it has practical purpose in current time
Back in 2015, Syria was retrieved their backup seeds from the vault in the wake of events in Aleppo
They planted the seeds and were able to return their share back to the vault
Watch the video below to find out more about the vault and don’t forget to subscribe to Bored Panda Youtube channel!
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Monika Soffronow 6 years ago
Urban spread and deforestation; overpopulation of humans on our planet; letting Monsanto and Beyer continue their for-profit poisoning of multitudes of life forms . . . I could make the list much longer, but what I want to stress is that EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US can contribute to a better general environment by making more better, benign choices. Maybe simply to let some weeds live. We do have choices. It is not the case that though there are indeed doomesday scenarios we should simply give up.
Monika Soffronow 6 years ago
Sorry. That shoul be "better, more benign choices"
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Carlos Enrique Mac Caddon 6 years ago
Pienso que el ser humano piensa en la destrucción del planeta y no como mejorar el mismo ,sino esta bóveda no tendría por que existir me opinión es que debemos hacer un mundo mejor
Eva Tóthová 6 years ago
I think that the human being thinks about the destruction of the planet and not how to improve it, but this vault would not have to exist, my opinion is that we must make a better world (google translate.... if you're n the fone and don't want to open another tab for translation)
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Monika Soffronow 6 years ago
Fact Check Science Did the ‘Doomsday’ Seed Vault Flood Due to Global Warming? Although melting permafrost did cause flooding in the access tunnel to the vault, the vault itself was not breached and the seeds were not threatened or harmed. (snopes.com/fact-check/doomsday-seed-vault-flooded/)
Load More Replies... Monika Soffronow 6 years ago
Urban spread and deforestation; overpopulation of humans on our planet; letting Monsanto and Beyer continue their for-profit poisoning of multitudes of life forms . . . I could make the list much longer, but what I want to stress is that EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US can contribute to a better general environment by making more better, benign choices. Maybe simply to let some weeds live. We do have choices. It is not the case that though there are indeed doomesday scenarios we should simply give up.
Monika Soffronow 6 years ago
Sorry. That shoul be "better, more benign choices"
Load More Replies... Carlos Enrique Mac Caddon 6 years ago
Pienso que el ser humano piensa en la destrucción del planeta y no como mejorar el mismo ,sino esta bóveda no tendría por que existir me opinión es que debemos hacer un mundo mejor
Eva Tóthová 6 years ago
I think that the human being thinks about the destruction of the planet and not how to improve it, but this vault would not have to exist, my opinion is that we must make a better world (google translate.... if you're n the fone and don't want to open another tab for translation)
Load More Replies... Monika Soffronow 6 years ago
Fact Check Science Did the ‘Doomsday’ Seed Vault Flood Due to Global Warming? Although melting permafrost did cause flooding in the access tunnel to the vault, the vault itself was not breached and the seeds were not threatened or harmed. (snopes.com/fact-check/doomsday-seed-vault-flooded/)
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