Researchers are preparing to announce whether the Doomsday Clock has moved closer to midnight.

Researchers will soon reveal if the Doomsday Clock has moved closer to midnight, indicating if the world is any closer to its potential end.

In the previous year, the clock moved forward by 10 seconds, making it 90 seconds away from striking 12 – the closest it has ever been.

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists will reveal its decision on staying, advancing, or regressing at 3pm on Tuesday.

The clock serves as a representation of time and indicates the proximity of a potential world-ending event. Last year, scientists emphasized the “unprecedented danger” posed by the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.

The researchers expressed worry about China’s increasing nuclear capabilities and North Korea’s escalation of intermediate and long-range missile trials.

In 1947, a group of experts from the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, who were involved in the Manhattan Project, created the countdown for the first atomic bomb.

It was designed as a means of illustrating the threat of nuclear war to the Earth and human existence.

The clock initially began counting down at seven minutes until midnight and has fluctuated over time as global threats have evolved.

In the year 2020, the time on the “Doomsday Clock” was set to 100 seconds to midnight and remained the same for the following three years.

The Doomsday Clock was initially created to alert of the danger of nuclear destruction, but it has now adapted to also consider the potential risks posed by climate change, biotechnology, and artificial intelligence.

The Bulletin is a non-profit organization that operates independently and is led by highly esteemed scientists from around the world.

Source: independent.co.uk