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Doomsday Clock Ticks Closer Than Ever to Apocalypse

Wars, climate change, disruptive technologies and the rise of autocracy over the past year prompted scientists to set the clock at 85 seconds to midnight.

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Doomsday Clock moves closer to midnight. What it means.

The “Doomsday Clock,” which metaphorically rates how close humankind is to destroying itself, is now at 85 seconds to midnight, atomic scientists say.

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Doomsday Clock now set at 85 seconds to midnight, signaling threat to human existence and planet

Donation Options Search Search Search The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved up its “Doomsday Clock” four seconds, now set at 85 seconds to midnight, representing the closest earth has been to destruction.

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Doomsday Clock set to be updated tomorrow as leading experts reveal what they think will happen

The Doomsday Clock, located in the Keller Center, Chicago, updates on Tuesday (January 27) at 10am EST (3pm GMT). The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists will announce the updated time during a live-streamed news conference via their YouTube channel here.

'Failure of leadership:' Doomsday Clock head explains current setting

USA TODAY asked Alexandra Bell, the president and CEO of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, a few questions about the Doomsday Clock.