Article Archive for 12 March 2007

“Noah’s Ark” seed vault
By solonavi
Posted in General, Global Warming, Technology on 12 March 2007
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bbc earthfiles Norway is starting construction on a “doomsday vault” in the Arctic which is designed to house all known varieties of the world’s crops. Dug into a frozen mountainside on the island of Svalbard, it is hoped the project will safeguard crop diversity in the event of a global catastrophe. More than 100 countries [...]