Norway Building 'Doomsday Vault' to Warehouse Seeds
A developing story, true enough.
An AFP newswire article, via PhysOrg.com, report sthat:
Norway is to build a "doomsday vault" in a mountain close to the North Pole that will house a vast seed bank to ensure food supplies in the event of catastrophic climate change, nuclear war or rising sea levels, New Scientist says.
Built with Fort Knox-type security, the three-million-dollar vault will be designed to hold around two million seeds representing all known varieties of the world's crops.
They are the precious food plants that have emerged from 10,000 years of selection by farmers.
The facility "would essentially be built to last forever," according to a feasibility study.
posted by Fergie @ 1/11/2006 11:58:00 AM
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