Atomic scientists adjust 'Doomsday Clock' closer than ever to midnight

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The group whose 'clock' rates how far humanity is from ending cited threats including climate change, nuclear proliferation, Middle East instability and the threat of pandemics among other factors.
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For the first time in three years, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (BAS) moved the Doomsday Clock forward by one second to 89 seconds before midnight, signalling a heightened risk of global catastrophe.
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The Doomsday clock, symbolising how near humanity is towards destruction, has been moved one second forward to 89 seconds to midnight, the closest it has ever been.
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Over the years, the clock has been set further or closer to midnight according to an increasingly diverse range of threats, from nuclear capabilities to climate change.
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