The Doomsday Clock is still at 90 seconds to midnight. But what does that mean?

<https://theconversation.com/the-doomsday-clock-is-still-at-90-seconds-to-midnight-but-what-does-that-mean-221871>

"Once every year, a select group of nuclear, climate and technology experts
assemble to determine where to place the hands of the Doomsday Clock.

Presented by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, the Doomsday Clock is a
visual metaphor for humanity’s proximity to catastrophe. It measures our
collective peril in minutes and seconds to midnight, and we don’t want to
strike 12.

In 2023, the expert group brought the clock the closest it has ever been to
midnight: 90 seconds. On January 23 2024, the Doomsday Clock was unveiled
again, revealing that the hands remain in the same precarious position.

No change might bring a sigh of relief. But it also points to the continued
risk of catastrophe. The question is, how close are we to catastrophe? And if
so, why?"

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics