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‘Doomsday fish’ washed ashore in California, but what does that mean?
1 month ago

‘Doomsday fish’ washed ashore in California, but what does that mean?

LA Times  

On Nov. 6, a 10-foot-long oarfish was found at Grandview Beach in Encinitas by Scripps Institution of Oceanography doctoral candidate Alison Laferriere. It’s rare to see an oarfish up close in California; only 22 have washed ashore since 1901, according to UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography. If an oarfish happens to swim up to the ocean’s surface, a …

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

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

China Daily  

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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Robert Downey Jr gains 1.2 million new followers after Marvel's 'Avengers: Doomsday' announcement
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Robert Downey Jr gains 1.2 million new followers after Marvel's 'Avengers: Doomsday' announcement

India TV News  

Hollywood actor Robert Downey Jr took the world by storm when he announced his return to Marvel movies. The announcement of Robert Downey Jr.'s return to Marvel as Doctor Doom at this past weekend's Comic-Con in San Diego has resulted in 1,179,000 new followers for the Iron Man actor. The massive announcement At the San Diego Comic-Con last weekend, Marvel …

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The Pentagon Wants to Spend $141 Billion on a Doomsday Machine
5 months ago

The Pentagon Wants to Spend $141 Billion on a Doomsday Machine

Wired  

If you’re one of the millions of Americans who live within range of its 450 intercontinental ballistic missile silos, the Pentagon has written you off as an acceptable casualty. The silos are scattered across North Dakota, Montana, Colorado, Wyoming, and Nebraska in a zone of sacrifice—what lawmakers and military planners have long called the “nuclear sponge.” Despite real concerns over …

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Atomic scientists keep 'Doomsday Clock' as close to midnight as ever
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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What is Doomsday Clock? The ticking time machine created by makers of atomic bomb
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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'Doomsday Clock' kept as close to midnight as ever amid 'unprecedented risk'
11 months ago

'Doomsday Clock' kept as close to midnight as ever amid 'unprecedented risk'

India Today  

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 threat, climate change, …

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Revealed: The 'major flaw' of doomsday Covid modelling which spooked ministers into lockdowns
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Revealed: The 'major flaw' of doomsday Covid modelling which spooked ministers into lockdowns

Daily Mail  

Doomsday Covid modelling which spooked ministers into lockdown had a 'major flaw', analysis suggests. Professor Neil Ferguson's modelling in March 2020 for then Prime Minister Boris Johnson suggested 510,000 people in the UK would die due to Covid without drastic action The epidemiologist drew heavy flak for his team's modelling on the Covid pandemic. Their work suggested 500,000 Brits would …

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Doomsday prepper who built her own BUNKER in anticipation of nuclear war reveals she has spent a staggering $75,000 stockpiling supplies that her family can survive on in 'any disaster situation'
1 year, 1 month ago

Doomsday prepper who built her own BUNKER in anticipation of nuclear war reveals she has spent a staggering $75,000 stockpiling supplies that her family can survive on in 'any disaster situation'

Daily Mail  

A doomsday prepper, who has built a bunker, has revealed how she spent $75,000 to prepare for a nuclear disaster amid ongoing wars across the world and the soaring cost of the living crisis. Rowan Mackenzie, 38, became a became a social media phenomenon after revealing she's been prepping her home for 12 years because of fear of an emergency …

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Elizabeth Rush on her epic journey to Earth's 'doomsday glacier'
1 year, 4 months ago

Elizabeth Rush on her epic journey to Earth's 'doomsday glacier'

BBC  

Elizabeth Rush on her epic journey to Earth's 'doomsday glacier' Elizabeth Rush Elizabeth Rush on her epic journey to Earth's 'doomsday glacier' In her latest book, The Quickening, the Pulitzer Prize finalist embarked on an epic odyssey to one of the most important – and least-explored – places in the world. Elizabeth Rush The calving edge of Thwaites Glacier had …

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Pain, apocalypse, salvation: How doomsday cults operate, and exploit vulnerable victims across the world
1 year, 5 months ago

Pain, apocalypse, salvation: How doomsday cults operate, and exploit vulnerable victims across the world

Op India  

The cycle of life, death, and the ‘afterlife’ has long piqued the interest of many people across socio-cultural origins. As seen in the case of Kenya’s Christian doomsday cult, its leader and pastor Paul Mackenzie who ran the Good News International Church urged his cult followers to starve themselves to death if they wished to reach heaven ‘faster’ and meet …

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Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier' is Melting. Here's Why You — Sitting 12,000 Km Away — Should Worry
1 year, 9 months ago

Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier' is Melting. Here's Why You — Sitting 12,000 Km Away — Should Worry

News 18  

Thwaites Glacier, often known as the “doomsday glacier,” is on the edge of collapsing, according to new assessments. The total collapse of the Thwaites might result in a sea level rise of more than two feet, devastating coastal cities around the world, explains the CNN report. The Thwaites is also acting as a natural dam to the surrounding ice in …

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‘Doomsday’ Arctic seed vault gets boost as efforts to secure food ramp up
1 year, 9 months ago

‘Doomsday’ Arctic seed vault gets boost as efforts to secure food ramp up

The Hindu  

A 'doomsday' Arctic seed vault on Norway's Spitsbergen island is set to receive its most diverse batch of seed donations yet as efforts to secure the world's food supplies ramp up amid rising climate concerns. The Svalbard Global Seed Vault, built to protect the world's food stock from disasters ranging from nuclear war to global warming, will add 19,500 rare …

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Opinion: Nuclear threats? Climate change? What catastrophe will lead to doomsday?
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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In 'Season: A letter to the future,' scrapbooking is your doomsday prep
1 year, 10 months ago

In 'Season: A letter to the future,' scrapbooking is your doomsday prep

NPR  

In 'Season: A letter to the future,' scrapbooking is your doomsday prep Enlarge this image toggle caption Scavengers Studio Scavengers Studio There's a lot to love about Season: A Letter to the Future, a breezy new cycling and scrapbooking indie title from Scavengers Studio. Sponsor Message Enlarge this image toggle caption Scavengers Studio Scavengers Studio Nods to Hayao Miyazaki's painterly …

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Humanity's 'Doomsday Clock' ticks closer to midnight in wake of Ukraine war, climate crisis
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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The Doomsday Clock moves to 90 seconds to midnight, signaling more peril than ever
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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These billionaire preppers are planning for the apocalypse. Here's why
2 years, 2 months ago

These billionaire preppers are planning for the apocalypse. Here's why

ABC  

When Douglas Rushkoff was invited to speak to a group of mega-rich tech elite at a private desert resort, he thought he'd come fully prepared. Rushkoff says 'the event' is a euphemism for the end of society — which could be "environmental collapse, social unrest, nuclear explosion, solar storm, unstoppable virus, or malicious computer hack that takes everything down". "I …

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Antarctica's 'Doomsday glacier' rapidly melting: What study means for the world
2 years, 3 months ago

Antarctica's 'Doomsday glacier' rapidly melting: What study means for the world

Hindustan Times  

Antarctica's Thwaites glacier is melting at a faster rate than previously expected, scientists said in a new study, published in Nature Geoscience. Antarctica's Thwaites glacier: Antarctica's Thwaites glacier melting could severely raise global sea levels. Antarctica's Thwaites glacier is melting "twice the rate observed by satellite at the fastest retreating part of the grounding zone between 2011 and 2019," scientists …

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Why seed banks aren't just for doomsday
2 years, 8 months ago

Why seed banks aren't just for doomsday

BBC  

Why seed banks aren't just for doomsday Noel Celis/AFP/Getty Images Credit: Noel Celis/AFP/Getty Images) Across the world, strategic seed banks keep safe seeds that could replenish agriculture after a cataclysm. In this first batch alone, the team identified more than 1,600 genes in chickpeas that were new to science In this context, a seed bank's tens-of-thousands of samples, or accessions, …

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Leaders dial up doomsday warning to kick-start climate talks
3 years, 1 month ago

Leaders dial up doomsday warning to kick-start climate talks

Associated Press  

GLASGOW, Scotland — World leaders turned up the heat and resorted to end-of-the-world rhetoric Monday in an attempt to bring new urgency to sputtering international climate negotiations. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres told his colleagues that humans are “digging our own graves.” And Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley, speaking for vulnerable island nations, added moral thunder, warning leaders not to …

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CoP26 summit | World is strapped to a “doomsday device”, says U.K. PM Boris Johnson
3 years, 1 month ago

CoP26 summit | World is strapped to a “doomsday device”, says U.K. PM Boris Johnson

The Hindu  

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson opened a global climate summit on Monday, saying the world is strapped to a “doomsday device.” Mr. Johnson likened an ever-warming Earth’s position to that of fictional secret agent James Bond — strapped to a bomb that will destroy the planet and trying to work out how to defuse it. He was kicking off the …

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UK's Boris Johnson warns of 'doomsday' as climate summit begins
3 years, 1 month ago

UK's Boris Johnson warns of 'doomsday' as climate summit begins

India Today  

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson opened a global climate summit Monday, saying the world is strapped to a "doomsday device." He was kicking off the world leaders' summit portion of a U.N. climate conference, which is aimed at getting agreement to curb carbon emissions fast enough to keep global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius below pre-industrial levels. Britain's Prince Charles …

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Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier' and Why it's Melting Faster Than You Think: All You Need to Know
3 years, 8 months ago

Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier' and Why it's Melting Faster Than You Think: All You Need to Know

News 18  

Environmentalists are constantly warning the world about the global warming-induced melting of glaciers in Antarctica and the dangers it poses. A recent study of the Thwaites Glacier – also known as the ‘Doomsday Glacier’ – by scientists in a Swedish university has found that the glacier was melting much faster than previously anticipated. Previously, a study conducted by the New …

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