The upgrades and repairs will allow the vault to continue safeguarding global food security.

Norway's "Doomsday" seed vault is getting a $13 million upgrade

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Almost a decade after its opening,the Global Seed Vault at the Svalbard archipelago is about to get some upgrades, Norway announced.

Norway's "Doomsday" Seed Vault Is Getting a $13 Million Upgrade

The vault stores samples of more than 850,000 plant species in case of an environmental crisis. 

Norway’s “Doomsday” Seed Vault Is Getting a $13 Million Upgrade

A shipment of 50,000 seeds have made their way to a vault in a mountainous area of Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago.
The vault serves as the Global Seed Vault and stores virtually every kind of seed to ensure biodiversity.

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