Andrew Revkin writes, "There are something like 1,400 seed banks around the world, guarding samples of crop plants ranging from alfalfa to yams. But, as I wrote last year, this agricultural archive is eroding under forces including war, storms, scant money or bad management, particularly in the world’s poorest or most turbulent places. A Fort Knox has been needed, many experts said. Now they have it.
We recommend today's New York Times story "Buried Seed Vault Opens in the Arctic". USDA also maintains see banks but this one appears to be extra safe.
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