The Doomsday Ark was built exactly 120 meters underground, between Norway and the North Pole. The warehouse has been prepared considering the disaster scenarios around the world. It is prepared as a precaution against situations such as sudden global climate changes, a large-scale nuclear war or a virus that can spread suddenly. The Warehouse is also known as the Svalbard Global Seed Warehouse.
This barn is home to millions of seeds. The aim is to re-establish life in a possible doomsday scenario, to create a world where people can live again. While the place where the warehouse was established had no importance before, it gained a great reputation with the opening of the warehouse on February 26, 2008. It looks like it will make a name for itself more in the coming years.
What’s Inside the Doomsday Warehouse:
There are 500 seeds of 4.5 million seed samples in the world in the warehouse. A total of 2 and a half billion seeds have been stored so far. Since the target has not been reached completely, the entrance and exit to the warehouse are still continuing. However, when the target is reached, the warehouse will not be able to enter or exit in any way unless it is necessary.
The control and security of the warehouse is carried out through a center in Sweden. It consists of steel doors and a steel structure. While the warehouse was built by the Norwegian government, it was built to be protected from sea level rise as a result of global warming, earthquakes, fires. In other words, the warehouse is designed in such a way that it will not suffer any damage in case of a possible earthquake or flood.
Norway has openly shared its intention with the world public while establishing this warehouse. The explanation in this regard is as follows; We will store all the seeds we have collected from the world in order to re-establish human life after disasters that may occur as a result of global warming and nuclear wars that will occur on a very large scale. He said that this place will be a kind of reserve warehouse of humanity.
Features of the Doomsday Warehouse:
Reminiscent of a nuclear bunker, this warehouse currently consists of three main sections, each 25 meters long, 10 meters wide and 6 meters high. In addition, this Doomsday warehouse can be developed according to the situations that may occur in the future. It is also designed to be expanded. If necessary, the warehouse can be enlarged further.
Although the warehouse is 120 meters below the ground, it is 130 meters above sea level. The warehouse is designed in such a way that no matter how high the sea level rises as a result of global warming, it will not be affected. In addition, the Warehouse was built to benefit from the cold winds coming from the poles. The seeds stored in the specially positioned warehouse are protected at -18 degrees with the effect of coolers.
According to experts, even if the coolers are disabled, the seeds will remain intact for many years and will not be damaged in any way. The construction of the warehouse was designed accordingly. If the coolers are turned off, less resistant seeds will remain unharmed for 55 years, and more resistant seeds for nearly 10 thousand years. Supporters of the warehouse include Bill Gates and his family, as well as the Rockefeller family, apart from the founding Norwegian government.
