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Doomsday clock: ‘A historic wake up call’ Photo credit Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has left the Doomsday clock unchanged this year - we are still at 100 seconds to midnight. The report recognizes the ongoing nuclear threat and climate change, but also mentions the dangers of “conspiratorial nonsense” that undermined the ability of leaders to keep citizens safe duri...

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Artists model of James Webb Space Telescope with Sun shield deployed as it will look once in space. (NASA) The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is NASA’s next great flagship observatory. It’s set to continue — and extend — the illustrious scientific tradition established by the Hubble Space Telescope, while peering deeper into the universe and observing what Hubble could not. James Edwin Webb, the telescope’s namesake, was the second person to ever lead NASA, at the he...

Photo courtesy ICAN It’s time to turn back the clock. Last year, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announced that the Doomsday Clock would be set at 100 seconds to midnight because humanity faced the dual existential perils of nuclear war and climate change, exacerbated by the emergence of cyber-enabled information warfare. While this announcement did not account for the chaotic remainder of the year, which included the COVID-19 pandemic and a volatile Trump presidency, one historic miles...

Watch the 2021 Doomsday Clock Announcement on January 27 The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists will host a live international news conference at 10 a.m. EST/1500 GMT on Wednesday, January 27, 2021, to announce the 2021 time of the Doomsday Clock. The news conference will take place virtually via Zoom. Watch the announcement live on our website or on our Facebook page. Speakers for the Doomsday Clock announcement on January 27, 2021 include: Governor Jerry Brown, executive chair, Bulletin...

  Climate catastrophe. A scientific paper published in 2018 came with a startling headline: ‘Most atolls will be uninhabitable by the mid-21st century because of sea-level rise exacerbating wave-driven flooding’. The authors found that atolls from Seychelles to the Marshall Islands are liable to vanish. A 2019 UN report estimated that a million animal and plant species are threatened with extinction. Add to this the catastrophic wildfires and the severe bleaching of the coral reefs and...

New Year’s Day Address by Premier Fahie Ole Year’s Day Address by Honourable Andrew A. Fahie Premier and Minister of Finance Thursday, 31 December, 2020 My dear people of the Virgin Islands, a pleasant good day and God’s blessings to you and your families. I trust you are having a safe and enjoyable Yuletide Holidays, and that you are continuing to be vigilant to protect your loved ones and the wider community by adhering to the health protocols. As we close 2020 and we look forward to th...

Liddell power station: Closure to significantly add to household power bills News by John Rolfe Premium Content Subscriber only The closure of NSWs Liddell coal-fired power station will add nearly $100 a year to average household electricity bills from 2022, new modelling by the Australian Energy Market Commission reveals. The eight per cent increase comes from a rise in wholesale costs caused by tightening in supply once AGL follows through on its plan - ...

Official statement and that is how this read, we are currently investigating the specific cause of the incidents as well as any injuries that may have been sustained to passengers as a result. asiana airlines will continue to fully cooperate with all the government agencies to facilitate the cooperation, has established an emergency response center at its headquarters. unsure how they are reacting right now. we believe they are dealing with the security board here in the united states and obviou...