Longyearbyen

The Doomsday Seed Vault: The Syrian War Prompts First Withdrawal There is a "doomsday" vault built in an Arctic mountainside to safeguard global food supplies. Now for the first time since the vault was opened on the Svalbard archipelago in 2008, seeds have been withdrawn. The original intent or charter if you will is designed to protect crop seeds such as beans, rice, and wheat against the worst cataclysms of nuclear war or disease (Doyle, 2015). Once you crack the seal, or pop the cork as the case maybe, it is easier to go back to the wine for a sip or two until the bottle is empty. The vault has more than 860,000 samples, from almost all nations and of course the seeds are stored so the world or a particular nation can recover from a catastrophe, a catastrophe that threatens the food supply. The Middle East as a whole could probably qualify as a catastrophe, where disease and starvation account for many deaths, not to mention war. With the refugee crisis and millions leaving the area is there anyone left to plant the crops and harvest them, process them, and then distribute them? It won't take long for the terrorist organizations who are trying to take over certain countries to realize they too need to eat and have a reliable food source, so what happens when because of their actions the seed vault is tapped again, and again, and how long can it sustain itself. Maybe it's time you started your own. The doomsday seed vault is for countries to secure their future food…

No roads connect communities. Travel between the settlements is accomplished with snowmobiles, aircraft, and boats. Svalbard has domestic local telephone service and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) began direct TV transmission to Svalbard via satellite in 1984. Longyearbyen households have access to three radio NRKs, two TV stations, and Internet services. The official language is Norwegian Bokmal. However, Russian and Ukrainian languages are also spoken by 30% of the population. …

that if the current population, environment, technological trends continue, they will produce a series of ecological disasters that will threaten human existence (390). I found an interesting article about how Bill Gates has bought into this model. He has invested millions on a seed bank in the remote Arctic Ocean area of the Barents Sea region. The place is called Svalbard which is a barren piece of rock 1,100 kilometers from the North Pole. The project known as Svalbard Global Seed vault aka…

formations etcetera. Thus far, I have read about the meteor showers, the space clouds and asteroid movements; but a trip to Svalbard will provide me the exposure I have yearned to witness the most – the Aurora activity in its glory. On reaching my destination and checking in at my hotel, I will plan my stay there to get the maximum sightings of the heavenly luminescent display. Firstly, I will book a trip by dogsled to Spitsbergen to see the magical display of the northern lights. Having done…