Doomsday Clock

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Doomsday Clock Remains at Worst-Ever Time
Doomsday Clock
Doesn't Budge
Jan 23, 2024 11:33 AM CST

Doomsday Clock Doesn't Budge

It remains at 90 seconds to midnight, the worst mark in its history

(Newser) - The Doomsday Clock will remain this year exactly where it was in 2023 —90 seconds until midnight, its historic high. And the group behind the annual gauge of world annihilation says it's not a cause for celebration that the clock did not tick even closer:
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Doomsday Clock Ticks Even Closer to Midnight
Doomsday Clock Ticks
Even Closer to Midnight
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Jan 28, 2023 12:10 PM CST

Doomsday Clock Ticks Even Closer to Midnight

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moves it from 100 seconds to 90 seconds away

(Newser) - The world is now a symbolic 90 seconds away from annihilation, the closest it has ever been. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists set its famous Doomsday Clock on Tuesday, moving it up from 100 seconds away, where it has been the last two years, reports USA Today . The group...

Doomsday Clock Is Staying Very Close to Doom

'The world remains stuck in an extremely dangerous moment'

(Newser) - The good news from this week's Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists meeting is that the Doomsday Clock hasn't moved any closer to midnight from last year. The bad news is the clock "remains the closest it has ever been to civilization-ending apocalypse because the world remains stuck...

Here's Where the Doomsday Clock Is for 2021

We're still 100 seconds to midnight

(Newser) - As much attention has been on the coronavirus pandemic and political turmoil in the US and abroad, “the potential to stumble into nuclear war—ever present—has grown,” says the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, which released its annual Doomsday Clock announcement Wednesday. Citing nuclear risks, climate change,...

'Doomsday' Has Never Been Closer
'Doomsday' Has
Never Been Closer
Jan 23, 2020 1:52 PM CST

'Doomsday' Has Never Been Closer

It is now 100 seconds to 'midnight,' says Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

(Newser) - The keepers of the Doomsday Clock on Thursday moved the symbolic countdown to global disaster to the closest point to midnight in its 73-year history, citing “existential danger” from nuclear war and climate change, per the AP . The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, which was founded after the creation...

Scientists Reveal New Doomsday Clock Reading

It remains at 2 minutes to armageddon, what group calls the 'new abnormal'

(Newser) - "A new abnormal: It is still two minutes to midnight," the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists said Thursday in revealing its Doomsday Clock, the symbolic timepiece representing humanity's proximity to an apocalypse of its own making. Never before has the clock been closer to midnight, reports CBS...

Doomsday Clock Ticks Closer to Midnight
Doomsday Clock Ticks
Closer to Midnight
the rundown
Jan 25, 2018 10:40 AM CST

Doomsday Clock Ticks Closer to Midnight

We're now the closest we've been to midnight since 1953

(Newser) - "What matters is whether [the Doomsday Clock] is moving farther or closer to midnight. That's the key," says the executive director of the Arms Control Association. Erg. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists on Thursday announced the clock—a symbol of how close the world stands to...

Doomsday Clock: It's 2.5 Minutes Til Midnight

Clock moves up 30 seconds as Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists largely blames Trump

(Newser) - We haven't been this close to doomsday since atomic bombs were detonated in 1953, according to the Doomsday Clock. The clock, used to show "how close we are to destroying our civilization," jumped 30 seconds closer to midnight Wednesday, giving us 2.5 minutes to go, reports...

Doomsday Clock: We're Still at 3 Minutes to Midnight

Clock ends up not getting a time adjustment

(Newser) - The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists were set to adjust the Doomsday Clock on Tuesday if necessary, but they announced in Washington, DC, that it remains at three minutes to midnight. The clock "conveys how close we are to destroying our civilization with dangerous technologies of our own making,...

'Doomsday Clock' Jumps 2 Minutes
'Doomsday Clock'
Jumps 2 Minutes
Jan 22, 2015 3:27 PM CST

'Doomsday Clock' Jumps 2 Minutes

Scientists say it's now 3 minutes before midnight

(Newser) - The Doomsday Clock may not have moved last year , but today it made up for it: The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists announced that the clock jumped ahead two minutes and now stands at three minutes before midnight, reports Mashable . "Midnight," of course, being the end of civilization. The...

Doomsday Clock Hovers at 5 Mins. to Midnight

Technology can save or destroy humanity, keepers warn

(Newser) - We're no closer or further away from Armageddon than we were this time last year, according to the keepers of the Doomsday Clock, who have decided to leave it at an alarming 5 minutes to midnight. The Science and Security Board of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, which runs...

Doomsday Is 1 Minute Closer

Bulletin of Atomic Scientists moves up its famous clock

(Newser) - The apocalypse is a smidge closer today: The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists moved its Doomsday Clock from 11:54 to 11:55, reports USA Today . The symbolic clock has been in place since 1947 and now factors in climate change along with nuclear proliferation. We're still a few ticks...

'Doomsday Clock' Set Back 1 Minute
 'Doomsday Clock' 
 Set Back 1 Minute 
it's now 11:54
Jan 14, 2010 1:51 PM CST

'Doomsday Clock' Set Back 1 Minute

Scientists see progress on nukes, climate change

(Newser) - The infamous Doomsday Clock, a symbolic representation of the threat of the world's "catastrophic destruction," was set back one minute today. The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists reset the clock from 5 to 6 minutes to midnight, reflecting small but encouraging progress on the twin threats the scientists see...

'Doomsday Clock' Changes Thursday
'Doomsday Clock' Changes Thursday
Jan 12, 2010 11:28 AM CST

'Doomsday Clock' Changes Thursday

Which way unknown, but move will be streamed live online

(Newser) - The hands of the Doomsday Clock, which the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists maintains to represent the severity of nuclear catastrophe, will move this Thursday. In which direction, no one knows, but for the first time everyone can watch the change here during the announcement at 10am EST.

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