While colder air (though still above normal) has returned, and while the Vault's storage location is safely buried more than 100 metres deep into the permafrost, Svalbard itself is showing the vital importance of the Vault.Doomsday is the worst case scenario that it’s easiest to go to. The North Pole itself was above freezing. This is February in a location just 1300 kilometres from the North Pole in the dead of winter when the temperature should be -16☌. Indeed, just a few days ago we had above freezing temperatures and heavy rain. There have now been over 7 straight years of every monthly temperature being above normal. Svalbard itself is experiencing climate change on a massive scale. A little of what that entails from the perspective of the organization doing the backups is discussed here: Seed savers celebrate “Doomsday Vault” tenth anniversary.
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