Doomsday fridge aims to store seeds that will rescue civilisation

A “DOOMSDAY vault” hewn out of a Norwegian mountain is planned to safeguard the world’s food crops in case of global disaster.

Doomsday fridge aims to store seeds that will rescue civilisation

The huge room, on an ice-bound island just 1,000km from the North Pole, is aimed at securing the future of humanity in the event of a nuclear war or other doomsday scenario, such as an asteroid impact.

The Norwegian government plans to create the vault, designed to hold around two million seeds, next year.

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