The Doomsday Clock reveals how close we are to total annihilation

[Kennah]

https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/24/world/doomsday-clock-2023-climate-scn/index.html

The Doomsday Clock has been ticking for 76 years. But it’s no ordinary clock.
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On Tuesday, the clock was set at 90 seconds until midnight — the closest to the hour it has ever been, according to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, which created the clock in 1947. Midnight represents the moment at which we will have made Earth uninhabitable for humanity. From 2020 to 2022, the clock was set at 100 seconds to midnight.
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The decision to move the clock 10 seconds forward this year is largely due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the increased risk of nuclear escalation, the Bulletin said in a news release. The continuing threats posed by the climate crisis, as well as the breakdown of norms and institutions needed to reduce risks associated with biological threats like Covid-19, also played a role.
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Originally, the organization was conceived to measure nuclear threats, but in 2007 the Bulletin made the decision to include climate change in its calculations.

[Lunabell]

1. This is why I chose not to have children.

I think this planet is beyond repair. 😔

[Kaleva]

3. Because Earth has a finite lifespan, humans will have to leave in order to survive.

[Kaleva]

2. They place blame on the US, NATO, and Ukraine. No mention of Putin.

"Rachel Bronson, president and CEO of the Bulletin, said in the release. “It’s a decision our experts do not take lightly. The US government, its NATO allies and Ukraine have a multitude of channels for dialogue; we urge leaders to explore all of them to their fullest ability to turn back the Clock.”"


https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/24/world/doomsday-clock-2023-climate-scn/index.html

[Roisin Ni Fiachra]

4. 90 seconds is grossly optimistic, as we are already past the tipping point where the

damage to the planet, and the fascist Qrazy, grows exponentially by the minute.

[Irish_Dem]

5. Imagine living on such a beautiful planet. And blowing it up for no reason.

The only home we have.

[Kennah]

6. Quote from "The Expanse"

You know what I love most about Mars? They still dream. We gave up. They're an entire culture dedicated to a common goal, working together as one to turn a lifeless rock into a garden. We had a garden and we paved it.

[Irish_Dem]

7. OMG. I now realize I must be Martian.

The quote is beautiful and reflects my thoughts perfectly.

Thank you for sharing it.

[48656c6c6f20]

8. Of only we were pigs, people might actually care.