The end is near. So say science-minded advocacy groups, who pointed to the famous “Doomsday Clock” on Tuesday, which shows 90 seconds to midnight and signals that the Earth is nearing its end.
“Bulletin of Atomic Scientists” announcement Associated Press assesses how close humanity is to falling off the cliff of doom and destruction report.
In addition to the nuclear threat posed by Russia's war with Ukraine, the report also examines the October 7 Hamas terrorist attack on Israel and the resulting Gaza war, worsening climate projections, and the dangers of generative artificial intelligence (AI). I mentioned gender.
“Last year, we expressed amplified concerns by changing our clocks to 90 seconds to midnight, the closest we have ever come to a global catastrophe.” said Rachel Bronson, CEO of Britain Group. “The risks from last year continue unabated and continue to shape this year.”
Daniel Holtz, left, and Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and science educator Bill Nye discuss the 2024 “Doomsday Clock” at the National Press Club Broadcast Center in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024. Mr. This year, in January 2024, the clock will remain set to 90 seconds until midnight. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Martin)
Starting in 1947, advocacy groups used the clock to symbolize the possibility, or even the possibility, of people doing something to destroy humanity, the Associated Press report says.
After the end of the Cold War, there were 17 minutes left until midnight. In recent years, in response to rapid global changes, the group has changed from counting down the minutes to midnight to counting down the seconds.
Since 2007, members have considered new anthropogenic risks such as AI and climate change, as well as the impact of the greatest threat of all: nuclear war.
The newspaper said in 2024 that China, Russia and the United States were all spending vast amounts of money “expanding or modernizing their nuclear arsenals,” increasing the “always-present risk of nuclear war due to error or miscalculation.” He said that he is doing so.
It added that the war in Ukraine created an “ever-present risk of nuclear escalation.”
The group said the clock could be turned back if leaders and countries followed through on their earnest predictions of working together, particularly those powerful countries with the ability to do so, including the world's major powers listed above. did.
