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2 months ago

Global Seed Bank Gets Massive Boost of Samples as Earth Faces Catastrophic Threats

Environmentalists and researchers have sent 30,000 new seed samples to a remote Norwegian island in the Arctic Ocean to prepare for a global catastrophe. The Svalbard Global Seed Vault, which was constructed to withstand nuclear war and countless other disasters, is a safe haven for plant life. Recent deposits include seeds for vegetables and herbs from various countries, with the …

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10 months, 4 weeks ago

Atomic scientists keep 'Doomsday Clock' as close to midnight as ever

The Hindu

Atomic scientists on Tuesday kept their "Doomsday Clock" set as close to midnight as ever before, citing Russia's actions on nuclear weapons amid its invasion of Ukraine, nuclear-armed Israel's Gaza war and worsening climate change as factors driving the risk of global catastrophe. Scientists set the clock based on "existential" risks to Earth and its people: nuclear threats, climate change …

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11 months ago

What is Doomsday Clock? The ticking time machine created by makers of atomic bomb

India Today

In a world brimming with technological advancements and global threats, the Doomsday Clock stands as a stark symbol of humanity's proximity to self-inflicted catastrophe. As of January 23, 2024, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, an independent, nonprofit organisation, has set the Doomsday Clock at 90 seconds to midnight. This setting is the closest to the symbolic point of annihilation …

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11 months ago

'Doomsday Clock' signals existential threats of nuclear war, climate disasters and AI

NPR

'Doomsday Clock' signals existential threats of nuclear war, climate disasters and AI Enlarge this image toggle caption Jacquelyn Martin/AP Jacquelyn Martin/AP WASHINGTON — Earth, for the second year running, is nearing apocalypse, a science-oriented advocacy group said, pointing to its famous "Doomsday Clock" that shows 90 seconds till midnight. It cited nuclear threat in Russia's war on Ukraine as well …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Opinion: Nuclear threats? Climate change? What catastrophe will lead to doomsday?

LA Times

Experts with the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists unveil the Doomsday Clock, which they moved forward to 90 seconds until midnight on Jan. 24. Only in 1949, when its clock hands were moved for the first time following the Soviet Union’s first atomic bomb test, did it start being understood as some kind of measurement of existential risk. That year, …

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1 year, 11 months ago

The Doomsday Clock moves to 90 seconds to midnight, signaling more peril than ever

NPR

The Doomsday Clock moves to 90 seconds to midnight, signaling more peril than ever Enlarge this image toggle caption Patrick Semansky/AP Patrick Semansky/AP The world is closer to catastrophe than ever: the Doomsday Clock, the metaphorical measure of challenges to humanity, was reset to 90 seconds before midnight on Tuesday. The scientists behind the Doomsday Clock use it to alert …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Humanity's 'Doomsday Clock' ticks closer to midnight in wake of Ukraine war, climate crisis

India Today

The "Doomsday Clock," which represents the judgment of leading science and security experts about the perils to human existence, is to be updated on Tuesday against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine and other crises. The organisation describes the clock as a "metaphor for how close humanity is to self-annihilation" and says the annual resetting should be seen as …

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2 years, 11 months ago

Symbolic Doomsday Clock remains dangerously close to midnight

Al Jazeera

Doomsday Clock stays at 100 seconds to midnight, as scientists warn of threats of nuclear war and climate change. The metaphorical Doomsday Clock, which symbolises how close humans are to extinction, has remained alarmingly close to midnight – at 100 seconds – for the third year, with scientists warning against the threats of nuclear war, climate change and deadly diseases. …

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3 years, 10 months ago

Doomsday Clock is Just 100 Seconds Away from 'Midnight'. How Close Are we to an Apocalypse?

News 18

The “Doomsday Clock”, which illustrates the threats facing the planet and mankind, is closest to midnight this year with a gap of 100 seconds. “The hands of the Doomsday Clock remain at 100 seconds to midnight, as close to midnight as ever,” Rachel Bronson, president of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, said in a statement. “The lethal and fear-inspiring …

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