90 seconds to annihilation: what is the Doomsday Clock?

Humanity remains at its closest to global catastrophe.

Science educator Bill Nye looks at his watch next to the Doomsday Clock. This year, January 2024, the clock will remain set to 90 seconds to midnight. Source: AAP / Jacquelyn Martin/AP

That's the assessment of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, who have met to discuss at what point their "Doomsday Clock", a symbolic countdown to the end of humanity, should be set for 2024.

At last year's adjustment, there were only 90 seconds remaining.

Kulasegaram Sanchayan reports in Tamil with a feature written by Alexander Anyfantis

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