"It's not good to have unnecessary heat inside" if water is coming in and permafrost is melting, Hege Njaa Aschim said. No damage was caused to the seeds and they remain safe inside the vault at the required storage temperature of -18 degrees Celsius (-4 degrees Fahrenheit).īut the vault's managers are now constructing a waterproof wall inside for additional protection, a Norwegian government spokeswoman told AFP, adding all heat sources would also be removed from inside the vault. Permafrost and thick rock should guarantee the seeds are frozen and secured for centuries.īut in October 2016, the warmest year on record, melting permafrost caused water to leak about 15 metres (49 feet) into the entrance of a 100-metre tunnel inside the vault. In February 2008, the secure seed bank which is the world’s largest collection of crop diversity to date, was opened on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard in the Arctic Ocean. Situated deep inside a mountain on a remote Arctic island in a Norwegian archipelago, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, dubbed the 'doomsday' vault, is the largest of its kind and can store up to 2.5. Situated deep inside a mountain on a remote Arctic island in a Norwegian archipelago, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, dubbed the "doomsday" vault, is the largest of its kind and can store up to 2.5 billion seeds.įreezing temperatures inside the vault keep the seeds, sealed in packages and stored on shelves, usable for a long period of time.
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