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The Svalbard Seed Vault: Humanity’s Ultimate Safeguard
Photo Credit: Frode Bjorshol By Alex RossStaff Writer In the high arctic tundra of Norway’s Svalbard archipelago, a steel facility holds the food insurance policy for all of humanity: 1,214,827 seed samples from almost every country in the world. Although it sounds like something out of an 80’s science fiction movie, this operation is no…
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The Tremors of War: Syria’s Aid Crisis
Photo Credit: Reuters/Mahmoud Hassano By Kurt JohnstonStaff Writer Author’s note: The GoFundMe set up by the Turkish Student Association at UC San Diego is linked here for readers who want to donate towards earthquake relief. Even prior to the February 6th earthquake, northwestern Syria was ravaged by disease and razed by war. The Idlib province,…
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Earthquake Wreaks Havoc in Turkey and Syria
Photo Credit: Murad Sezer By Harshita DevavarapuStaff Writer In the early hours of February 6th 2023, a major earthquake of 7.8 magnitude hit the town of Gaziantep. Located in southeastern Turkey, near the Syrian border, Gaziantep and the surrounding areas were reduced to rubble in the wake of the earthquake and intense aftershocks. This particular…
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