The end of the world’s watch have advanced their seconds hands that now mark 89 seconds until midnight“The closest you have ever been to the Apocalypse including the time of the Cold War,” recalls the BOLETITING of atomic scientists in charge of this indicator.
This clock reflects “metaphorically” how much is to “avoid a catastrophe for humanity.” Created in 1947 by a group of scientists who participated in the Manhattan project – the creation of the first atomic bomb – midnight was associated with a nuclear world war. Currently, that time also concerns the climatic crisis or a pandemic.
Among the reasons that have made the hands advance (they can also go back to the global improvement) are: the lack of “urgent” response to the effects of climate change, movements towards nuclear weapons, the use of artificial intelligence in Disinformation campaigns, the “insufficient preparation” against new pathogens and the decision of the new US president, Donald Trump, to withdraw his country from the Paris Agreement and the World Health Organization.
The previous time the clock had moved was in 2023 when it was placed in the 90 seconds. That was then, the most advanced point in the sphere of the clock that had been reached. In 2024, there were no changes, neither forward nor backwardsaccording to the University of Chicago only one week ago.
However, the beginning of this 2025 has made clear that “the world has not made enough progress regarding the existential hazards that threaten all humanity,” justified the astronomy professor at the University of Chicago and director of the department in charge of the Clock, Daniel Holz.
The newsletter that informs the evolution of these hands insists that their goal is not to “frighten the population but to boost it towards action.” “Any movement towards midnight should be taken as an indication of extreme and alert danger,” Holz has finished off.
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