Norman D. Landing

Is Armageddon approaching?

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Doomsday vault begins deep freeze

Brendan Hughes

They should ask that Russian cult to look after it.

OllyK

What makes them think any of the current species of plants will be able to grow in the resultant climate after any of these scenarios?

The Chief

Seemed to have gone to a lot of trouble just to store some seeds.

SJ_Skyline

Exactly. Any plants growing after any of these scenarios will be survivors due to evolution of their species. Re-introducing foreign plants may have a devastating effect on the naturally-evovled ecology.

Leslie

Sensible and responsible idea I reckon.

Les

stilover

What happens if the Asteroid hits the Vault in the first place?

Maybe they should build 2 of them, just in case.

vindaloo

ROFL @ that idea!

By my reckoning, if a N'asteroid hit the UK, it wouldn't much matter if we had seeds stored away anywhere. Most of the topsoil and parts of the bedrock would almost be in orbit! What the hell are they going to re-plant? Mars?

J.

hectic

they can have some of the bastid weeds that keep popping up in between the slabs on my patio. fekkers would grow anywhere

EddScott

Until you see them carting in their shopping from Tesco and looking worriedly at their watch, I wouldn't worry.