Melting Arctic Ice Jeopardizes Svalbard Global Seed Vault... Norway to boost protection of Arctic seed vault from climate change 20 May 2017 - Norway is boosting the flood defences of its Global Seed Vault on the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard after water entered the entrance tunnel last year. See also: 'Doomsday' Seed Vault Entrance Repaired After Arctic Ice Thaw May 20, 2017 — Norway is repairing the entrance of a "doomsday" seed vault on an Arctic island after an unexpected thaw of permafrost let water into a building meant as a deep freeze to safeguard the world's food supplies.
Hope it gets colder soon. The Svalbard seed vault is a pretty great example of proper public spending. Constructed for as little as $9 000 000, and kept running by Norwegian funding. And for of this pretty small price, we improve food security for the entire world. There should be another vault too though, for genetically modified seeds. Maybe put that one on Svalbard too, great location.