Doomsday Clock moves one second closer to midnight in latest Armageddon prediction
Doomsday Clock moves one second closer to midnight in latest Armageddon prediction
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To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video. Up Next. The Doomsday Clock, which predicts how close humanity is to extinction, has been moved forward to 89 seconds to midnight.
It comes as last year, the clock remained at 90 seconds, with conflicts in Ukraine, Israel, Gaza and increasing tensions between China and Taiwan cited as a reason for the stagnant clock hand. But the re-election of divisive figures may have contributed to this year’s decision, with Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Narendra Modi and Nicolas Maduro all taking office again.
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In recent years, climate change has been a major factor in pushing the clock hands forward, with devastating wildfires in California this month and powerful hurricanes leaving thousands without homes. This year, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists cited nuclear escalation, climate change and biological threats such as Covid and Avian flu as the main reasons for the change.
But the annoucement also namechecked disruptive technologies such as AI and a spread of misinformation and conspiracy theories as major factors contributing towards the change. The symbolic clock is set by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, who last year set it at 90 seconds to midnight.
