Seed-Protecting Doomsday Vault Opens


	Seed-Protecting Doomsday Vault Opens

TequilaBebop

2-25-2008 7:34 PM

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"The first 600 boxes—12 tons of seeds—already have arrived from 20 seed banks around the world, Norwegian Agriculture Minister Terje Riis-Johansen said. The first 75 boxes were to be carried into the vault by guests as part of the opening ceremony."

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It's been dubbed a "Noah's Ark" for plant life and built to withstand an earthquake or a nuclear attack.
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The frozen vault has the capacity to store 4.5 million seed samples from around the globe, shielding them from climate change, war, natural disasters, and other threats.
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Other countries can deposit seeds for free and reserve the right to withdraw them upon need.
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