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Post by philagardener on May 19, 2017 14:54:03 GMT -5
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Post by billw on May 19, 2017 17:49:54 GMT -5
Building a long term facility underground close to sea level on an island in the Arctic never seemed like a great idea. Sure, you get cooling for free, but that obviously isn't the only problem that needs to be solved.
Of course, any "eggs in one basket" approach is going to fail eventually. The key to preservation is duplication and distribution.
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Post by toad on May 30, 2017 13:21:38 GMT -5
It was not anything near a flooding, just a minor episode with a litte melting water running in to the first part of the entrance. It froze, and had to be hacked away. There was wery long and more obstacles for water, before it could enter the vaults. But they plan on making the entrance waterproof.
The Svalbard seed vault is only intended as an back-up. Only irresponsible governments will lay all their eggs in a single basket. Don't blame Svalbard for that.
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Post by prairiegardens on Jun 17, 2017 20:53:20 GMT -5
Responsible governments wouldn't let Monsanto anywhere near ANY seed vaults but they have. The same company ( along with others) involved with destroying the seed repository in Iraq so they could dictate what seed farmers had access to...good I suppose for the commodity companies but catastrophic for Iraqi farmers and citizens, many of whom are now both mal and undernourished.
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