Doomsday Clock shows humanity remains as close to the apocalypse as ever before

The Doomsday Clock has remained at 100 seconds to midnight for a third year in a row, as scientists claim the world is “no safer” than it was this time last year.

Maintaining last year’s setting means the clock’s keepers believe the threat of global apocalypse has not cooled off in the past 12 months.

The Doomsday Clock remains at 100 seconds to midnight for the third year in a row, as scientists said the world is “no safer” than it was this time last year.

The countdown which is a metaphor for global collapse was unveiled this evening.

This year the countdown took into account dangerous threats posed by nuclear weapons, climate change, disruptive technologies and the covid pandemic.

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ Science and Security Board — the keepers of the clock — said the clock hovering dangerously « reminds us of how much work is needed to ensure a safer and healthier planet. »