It has been reported on SOTT about this fault, but this article and link tells more about it:
http://www.popsci.com/popsci/science/0b32061814547110vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.html
Here are some highlights from the article:
"Dug nearly 400 feet deep into a sandstone mountain, the vault's interior temperature is immune to changes in the surrounding permafrost. It sits roughly 425 feet above sea level, protected against flood even if all of Antarctica were to melt."
"Before it gained notoriety for its prison, Abu Ghraib was the site of Iraq's national seed bank. It was destroyed and looted after the 2003 American invasion, its collections of lentils, rye, barley and other seeds gone forever. "
"Artcile written by: Hillary Rosner, a contributor to Al Gore's book An Inconvenient Truth, writes about science for the New York Times and other publications."
http://www.popsci.com/popsci/science/0b32061814547110vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.html
Here are some highlights from the article:
"Dug nearly 400 feet deep into a sandstone mountain, the vault's interior temperature is immune to changes in the surrounding permafrost. It sits roughly 425 feet above sea level, protected against flood even if all of Antarctica were to melt."
"Before it gained notoriety for its prison, Abu Ghraib was the site of Iraq's national seed bank. It was destroyed and looted after the 2003 American invasion, its collections of lentils, rye, barley and other seeds gone forever. "
"Artcile written by: Hillary Rosner, a contributor to Al Gore's book An Inconvenient Truth, writes about science for the New York Times and other publications."
