[mfnorman]

funny how they seem to get their ideas from a book that i'm sure most of these people have no belief in

[msrngtp2002]

I'll believe in global warming when they can accurately forecast the weather with 100% certainty, 30 days in advance. Bunch of nut cases!

[jjw]

This is kinda funny. The folks that claim to fear that all the ice will melt are protecting their seeds in an icecap.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

[tsmith130]

An Arctic "doomsday vault" aimed at providing mankind with food in case of a global catastrophe

Ok, but when there is no 'global catastrophe' can we have a giant food fight?

[xcamel]

FReepmail me to get on or off

[GingisK]

Sort of moronic. How are starving people supposed to make it to the North Pole to dig out the goodies?

[Anti-Bubba182]

This is a bit screwball but not harmful. There are other disasters that could make this a good idea.

[Dutch Boy]

But won't global warming thaw the permafrost? If it's warm enough to melt the ice caps.... well....

[blam]

I'm presently watching the National Geographic documentary, "Big Freeze."

[Redcloak]

OK... They've got the side dishes taken care of; but what about the real food? WHERE'S THE BEEF??

[Disturbin]

Aren't they worried about disturbing Santa when they're constructing this vault?

Something tells me they won't sub the job out to Haliburton.

[stylin19a]

i don't get it...

the tunnel and vaults will be excavated by boring and blasting techniques and the rock walls sprayed with concrete

Greenland's ice-sheets are going to melt, Antarctica is going to melt, but this place is going to not melt ?

Blasting out the permafrost causes no damage ?

[claptrap]

Who the heck is going looking for seeds in the Arctic
in the middle of a world-wide catastorphe unlike anything
known before? Polar equipped farmers with an Ice Breaker?

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

***The top-security repository, carved into the permafrost of a mountain in the remote Svalbard archipelago near the North Pole,***

And just who is footing the bill for this?

[Political Junkie Too]

Will they have a little vault in the back for some of the "funny weeds?"

-PJ

[MadJack]

The Fortress of Solitude Seed Catalog.

[SueRae]

Follow the money. Who gets the contract for building such a vault.. Surely not Halliburton.

[Candor7]

An Arctic "doomsday vault" aimed at providing mankind with food in case of a global catastrophe will be designed to sustain the effects of climate change, the project's builders said as they unveiled the architectural plans.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Its already been built in Louisiana. Just take a look at Congressman Jefferson's refrigerator.

[amchugh]

While I think seed banks in general are a great idea, I'm not sure how they are going to rotate the seeds often enough to sustain viability. It's going to require a moderate sized permanent staff in the middle of Greenland (lots of fun things to do in Greenland I'm sure).

If GW exists, it is going to have to go on for a very long time to melt through 130 feet of permafrost. At that point we would probably have other worries than a seed bank not being viable.

[kidd]

A doomsday vault for global warming???

LOL!

It wii have to be designed withstand an additional 5 degrees F! It will have to withstand another 200 ppm CO2!

My gosh, they might have to use corregated cardboard for this one.