Scientists move Doomsday Clock closer to midnight

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The Bulletin adjusted the clock to reflect human-caused threats such as nuclear weapons and accelerated global warming.

Jan. 23, 2020, 10:17 AM EST
By Denise Chow
Scientists warned Thursday that Earth is inching closer to disaster.

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved its symbolic Doomsday Clock closer to midnight, indicating that the likeliness of a human-caused apocalypse has increased since last year.

The Bulletin adjusted the clock to reflect human-caused threats such as nuclear weapons and accelerated global warming.

The clock is now set at 100 seconds to midnight. It's the first time the clock has been set within the two minute mark.

"We have normalized a very dangerous world in terms of the risks of nuclear warfare and climate change," Robert Rosner, chair of the Bulletin's Science and Security Board, said in a public briefing.

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