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It's not critical that the seeds are kept at that temperature, it's just to maximize the amount of time they last. If the freezers fail then it will take sever
by dm2 11y ago
It's not critical that the seeds are kept at that temperature, it's just to maximize the amount of time they last.
If the freezers fail then it will take several weeks for the temperature to go from -18C (freezer) to -4C (ground temperature), and after that the seeds will still last a very long time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFAcyJxIguA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFAcyJxIguA
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svalbard_Global_Seed_Vault http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svalbard_Global_Seed_Vault
- keithpeter 11y agoThanks for clarification on that one, the dramatic opening paragraph seemed to suggest that the sky would fall if the freezer was not repaired immediately. Edit to my original post: the project should be funded along with complementary approaches.