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http://green.yahoo.com/news/afp/2008...mingcrops.html
LONGYEARBYEN, Norway (AFP) - Aimed at providing mankind with a Noah's Ark of food in the event of a global catastrophe, an Arctic "doomsday vault" filled with samples of the world's most important seeds will be inaugurated here Tuesday.
the vault, which has been carved into the permafrost of a remote Arctic mountain, just some 1,000 kilometres (620 miles) from the North Pole.
It has the capacity to hold up to 4.5 million batches of seeds from all known varieties of the planet's main food crops, making it possible to re-establish plants if they disappear from their natural environment or are obliterated by major disasters.
LONGYEARBYEN, Norway (AFP) - Aimed at providing mankind with a Noah's Ark of food in the event of a global catastrophe, an Arctic "doomsday vault" filled with samples of the world's most important seeds will be inaugurated here Tuesday.
the vault, which has been carved into the permafrost of a remote Arctic mountain, just some 1,000 kilometres (620 miles) from the North Pole.
It has the capacity to hold up to 4.5 million batches of seeds from all known varieties of the planet's main food crops, making it possible to re-establish plants if they disappear from their natural environment or are obliterated by major disasters.
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It has the capacity to hold up to 4.5 million batches of seeds from all known varieties of the planet's main food crops, making it possible to re-establish plants if they disappear from their natural environment or are obliterated by major disasters.
I wonder what 'green' seeds will produce?
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Relax, you remaining survivors won't have to trek to the North Pole. Another 'Doomsday" cache is right here in good 'ole Fort Collins, CO. (PS, I think we sent the Norwegians all the zucchini seeds - they can stay buried in the ice for all I care.)
http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/2...NESS/472822150
http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/2...NESS/472822150
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I thought that thing was already opened, guess I was wrong. I read an article about it on howstuffworks a little while ago, pretty intresting thing.
BTW what's with the end of the world posts today freirefishing?
BTW what's with the end of the world posts today freirefishing?
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