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Doomsday Arctic Vault, The World's Backup Gene Bank, Sees Surge In Samples
An Arctic seed vault on Norway's Spitsbergen island received new samples last week from the largest number of depositors since 2020, reflecting fear about the threat of conflict and climate change to food security.
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In The Deepest Arctic, Sled Dogs, Polar Bears, Famed Seed Vault Face Melting Snow, Ice
Unseasonal winter rain had seeped along the floor of the ice cave, freezing the last incline. That had made slipping to the bottom easy enough, but finding a way out was now a problem. Ten miles outside the northernmost town on the planet, six travelers were trapped at the back of an ice cave.
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Norway's 'Doomsday' Seed Vault Entrance Repaired After Global Warming Thaws Arctic Ice
The 'Doomsday' seed vault in Svalbard archipelago near the North Pole seeks to safeguard seeds by keeping them safe in natural permafrost from cataclysms such as nuclear war or disease.
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Doomsday Arctic Vault, The World's Backup Gene Bank, Sees Surge In Samples
An Arctic seed vault on Norway's Spitsbergen island received new samples last week from the largest number of depositors since 2020, reflecting fear about the threat of conflict and climate change to food security.
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In The Deepest Arctic, Sled Dogs, Polar Bears, Famed Seed Vault Face Melting Snow, Ice
Unseasonal winter rain had seeped along the floor of the ice cave, freezing the last incline. That had made slipping to the bottom easy enough, but finding a way out was now a problem. Ten miles outside the northernmost town on the planet, six travelers were trapped at the back of an ice cave.
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Norway's 'Doomsday' Seed Vault Entrance Repaired After Global Warming Thaws Arctic Ice
The 'Doomsday' seed vault in Svalbard archipelago near the North Pole seeks to safeguard seeds by keeping them safe in natural permafrost from cataclysms such as nuclear war or disease.
