It can withstand earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, nuclear meltdowns, and its position on the mountain means that it'll always be above sea level, even if all the ice on Earth melted (although it's safe to say if that happens we're going to have bigger issues than which crops to plant). Right now it's maintained at –18 degrees Celsius.
SYRIA SEEDS FROM DOOMSDAY VAULT HOW TO
Those seeds have since been sent to Morocco and Lebanon, where they'll be planted and used to research how to grow crops in the arid region.īut what does this vault look like? And how do we know our seeds will be protected there? As Derek explains, the Svalbard vault has been built within the permafrost of the Arctic so that it'll stay at a frosty temperature of around –5 degrees Celsius for 200 years, even without electricity. Just last year, the first withdrawal ever was made by researchers in Syria after their seedbank in Aleppo was destroyed by bombing. Despite the doomsday nickname, that 'something' doesn't necessarily have to be a global disaster - it could be anything from climate change to drought that leaves certain parts of society without the means to feed themselves. The goal of the Svalbard Seed Vault is pretty simple - to keep the vast range of plants on Earth safe in case anything happens in the future. It's one of the most isolated places in the world for good reason, but in this episode of Veritasium, Derek takes us on a rare tour of the icy space. Welcome to the Svalbard seed vault, also known as the 'doomsday vault', home to millions of seeds from around the planet.
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