Syrian war spurs first withdrawal from doomsday Arctic seed vault

OSLO (Reuters) - Syria’s civil war has prompted the first withdrawal of seeds from a “doomsday” vault built in an Arctic mountainside to safeguard global food supplies, officials said on Monday. Television crews stand outside the Global Seed Vault before the opening ceremony in Longyearbyen February 26, 2008. REUTERS/Bob Strong The seeds, including samples of wheat, barley and grasses suited to dr

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スバルバール諸島の種子貯蔵庫: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svalbard_Global_Seed_Vault

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スヴァールバルのシードバンク（SGSV）からシリアに向けて保存中の種子を送付する。SGSVは様々な災害に向けての備えではあるが、こんなにも早く役立つこと自体が人類にとっての不幸であると思う。