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Svalbard Seed Vault Revisted

December 31, 2024 / Leave a Comment
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by Christine Tomasa for the Carl Kruse Blog The Svalbard Global Seed Vault, often referred to as the “Doomsday Vault,” stands as a monumental safeguard for global agricultural biodiversity. Situated on the remote island of Spitsbergen in Norway, approximately 1,300 kilometers beyond the Arctic Circle, this facility serves as a repository for the world’s crop … [Read more…]

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Preserving Bitcoin Code at Svalbard

April 23, 2020 / 7 Comments

The icy mountains of Norway are the perfect hideyhole for preserving anything important against time, the elements, maybe even alien invasion. The Svalbard Seed Vault, which we talked about here and also here, isn’t the only cool archival project in the region. Surrounded by glaciers, permafrost, and polar bears, GitHub is readying to store valuable … [Read more…]

Posted in: Nonprofits, Science, Svalbard Tagged: Archival storage, Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, Github, Svalbard

Svalbard Seed Vault Update

April 18, 2020 / 14 Comments

In 2008, Norway gifted the world the Svalbard Seed Vault, also known as the “Doomsday Vault.” This self-sustaining facility, carved into a mountainside and surrounded by permafrost, protects heirloom seeds from future apocalyptic conditions. The idea is if we ever need to restart society these precious plant species will not be lost and our food … [Read more…]

Posted in: Environment, Nonprofits, Plants, Science, Svalbard Tagged: Doomsday Vault, Seed Vault, Svalbard Seed Vault

Svalbard Seed Vault Flooding

May 21, 2017 / 9 Comments

Melting Permafrost Floods Svalbard Seed Vault By Carl Kruse On Friday, March 19, a stream of nervous reports warned that water had entered the doomsday seed repository known as the Svalbard Global Seed Vault.   Temporary panic ensued because Svalbard is humanity’s last line of defense against a major catastrophe or doomsday situation that might imperil … [Read more…]

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