The Doomsday Clock serves as a gauge of humanitys proximity, to a disaster primarily stemming from nuclear weapons, climate change and advancing technologies. Originating in 1947 by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists this clock signifies that the nearer it is, to midnight the imminent a global catastrophe is perceived to be. Essentially it acts as a prompt highlighting the need to confront existential risks that humanity is confronting.
The Doomsday Clock serves as a gauge of humanitys proximity, to a disaster primarily stemming from nuclear weapons, climate change and advancing technologies. Originating in 1947 by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists this clock signifies that the nearer it is, to midnight the imminent a global catastrophe is perceived to be. Essentially it acts as a prompt highlighting the need to confront existential risks that humanity is confronting.