(task) Svalbard Seed Vault Withdrawal

GRS USRS East End RN NYRS No. Manhattan RN, Rockaway RN, Canarsie RN, Staten Island RN

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food, agriculture, seed, climate change, permafrost, Severity Level 5

> On Sep 23, 2015, at 5:43 PM, Kathy Gilbeaux <gilbojer@aol.com> wrote:
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> Maeryn,
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> Yes, this is an important event and could be the first of similar problems to come. The Svalbard vault's "fail-safe" conservation method might not be so "fail-safe" in the near future as the permafrost is now rapidly starting to melt.
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> Please post.
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> Kathy
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Maeryn Obley <maobley@gmail.com>
> To: Kathy Gilbeaux <gilbojer@aol.com>
> Sent: Wed, Sep 23, 2015 4:20 pm
> Subject: Svalbard Seed Vault Withdrawal
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> Hi Kathy,
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> I just saw this article now, would this be of interest?
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> http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/09/23/442858657/syrian-civil-war-prompts-first-withdrawal-from-doomsday-seed-vault-in-the-arctic <http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/09/23/442858657/syrian-civil-war-prompts-first-withdrawal-from-doomsday-seed-vault-in-the-arctic>