Atomic Scientists Just Updated The Doomsday Clock
But the atomic experts still spotted "ominous trends" around the world.
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But the atomic experts still spotted "ominous trends" around the world.
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists unveiled its latest reading of the Doomsday clock on Tuesday morning, signaling how close humanity is to global catastrophe.
The Doomsday Clock that has been ticking for 77 years is no ordinary clock — it attempts to gauge how close humanity is to destroying the world. On Tuesday, the clock was again set at 90 seconds to midnight — the closest to the hour it has ever been.
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announced that the Doomsday Clock this year was set to 90 seconds to midnight -- for the second year in a row.
Nuclear war, the climate crisis, genetic engineering, artificial intelligence and more all pose potentially existential threats to life on Earth, scientists warn