Floods, avalanches and landslides are more likely in the Norwegian archipelago Svalbard, which houses the Global Seed Vault.
The home of the"Doomsday vault" - which stores the world's most precious seeds in case of a global disaster - is under threat from climate change, scientists have warned.
Temperatures in the Norwegian archipelago Svalbard, which houses the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, could rise by up to 10C before the end of the century, according to a new report. The change in conditions over the next century will increase the likelihood of floods, avalanches and landslides in the area, it warned.
Inger Hanssen-Bauer, senior researcher at the Norwegian Meteorological Institute and editor of the report, said the climate in Svalbard's capital Longyearbyen is probably warming faster than in any other town on Earth.The annual mean temperature in Longybearbyen in 1900 was -7.8C and since then, it has risen by 3.7C - more than three times the global average of about 1C , she told CNN.
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault, which is just outside Longyearbyen, was opened in 2008 to act as a back-up in case of a global catastrophe.
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