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.

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.