"Doomsday Vault" town warming faster

[kadee79]

Than any other town on earth?

Quote is from the body of the article....

Saving the world's seeds



Just outside Longyearbyen is a building that must be protected at all costs.



Often referred to as the "doomsday vault," the Svalbard Global Seed Vault stores copies of the world's crop seeds. It was created to act as a back-up in case of catastrophes such as disease, pests, war -- and climate change.



The vault holds nearly 1 million packets of seeds originating from almost every country in the world, including everyday staples such as wheat and rice, as well as rare species such as the critically endangered Bermuda bean.



"Svalbard is the ultimate failsafe for biodiversity of crops," says Marie Haga, executive director of the Crop Trust, which built the vault in 2008 in partnership with the Norwegian government.



Haga says Longyearbyen is the perfect spot for the seed vault because the area is not prone to volcanoes or earthquakes, while the Norwegian political system is also "extremely stable."



The vault is set deep inside a mountain, looks a bit like the lair of a James Bond villain and is accessed by a 120 meter (400 feet) long tunnel. Due to the climate, it is relatively easy to cool the vault's air to the required temperature of -18°C (-0.4°F)



But as soon as the seed bank opened, it became clear there were going to be problems.



Typically, permafrost that is disturbed by construction work will re-freeze over time says Haga. But against expectations, the ground around the vault's entrance tunnel never re-froze.

www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/doomsday-vault-town-warming-faster-than-any-other-on-earth/ar-BBVeFPE?ocid=spartandhp

[countrygirl2]

Scary stuff, yeah, no global warming.  I foresee a day the crops fail for a couple years in a row.  We are sh** up the creek if that happens, will have world starvation.  Our earth is fragile and we are abusing it badly.  We need to take action right now.

[busymom]

I've already heard of permafrost problems in other parts of the world.  If people would actually read about what's going on around the world, instead of taking the word of politicians, I think most people would take global warming a lot more seriously.

[OldCoyote]

Current temperature in Longyearbyen,  is 7 degrees F. at 3:00 on a Spring afternoon!

Kinda hard for ice to melt at -14 C.

[kadee79]

Mar 31, 2019 8:35:08 GMT -5 OldCoyote said:

Current temperature in Longyearbyen,  is 7 degrees F. at 3:00 on a Spring afternoon!

Kinda hard for ice to melt at -14 C.

Did you bother to read the article?  

[OldCoyote]

Apr 1, 2019 22:30:13 GMT -5 kadee79 said:

Mar 31, 2019 8:35:08 GMT -5 OldCoyote said:

Current temperature in Longyearbyen,  is 7 degrees F. at 3:00 on a Spring afternoon!

Kinda hard for ice to melt at -14 C.

Did you bother to read the article?  

Ok so during construction some perma frost melted, give it time it will refreeze.

I an anther article a couple years back, it seem that the tunnel slopes down hill,

So the Summer time snow melt runs into he tunnel.

Are you kidding, they didn't realize that water runs down hill.

Are these the same people that are going to save the Earth??

[grumpyhermit]

Mar 30, 2019 19:25:40 GMT -5 countrygirl2 said:

Scary stuff, yeah, no global warming.  I foresee a day the crops fail for a couple years in a row.  We are sh** up the creek if that happens, will have world starvation.  Our earth is fragile and we are abusing it badly.  We need to take action right now.

I don't think we will. At this point, the human race killing itself through our own hubris and greed may be the best thing for the planet. We have not been good stewards, and I see few signs of that changing.

[countrygirl2]

Sad but I think you are correct.