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After the apocalypse: Inside the Arctic vault that could help keep humanity alive
2015-10-23 13:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CNN: Sparkling amid the gray gloom of autumn in the Arctic, the jewel-like entrance juts out of the snow and ice. Built of angular concrete, it looks like a stylish supervillain's lair. But this isn't a Bond bad-guy's hideout. Instead it is home to something that could help save the world in the wake of environmental catastrophe: Seeds. Millions and millions of seeds are stored here, deep beneath the icy permafrost of Svalbard, midway between Norway and the North Pole, and well out of reach of warfare...
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