November 18, 2007
Deep Freeze Begins in Doomsday Vault
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Engineers have started the two-month process of cooling down the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, a "doomsday vault" that will house seeds from all types of major food crops. The Norwegian government is funding the project, which aims to safeguard the world's crops from disasters such as nuclear wars and dangerous climate change. The vault's design utilizes the surrounding rock and permafrost as a "cold store" that will allow it to preserve the seeds at 0F (-18C) while remaining energy efficient.
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