Doomsday in 2024 lasts 90 seconds to midnight

The clock “serves as an indicator of the planet’s vulnerability to global catastrophe caused by man-made technology,” explains the NGO Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. Like last year, it is set at 90 seconds to midnight.

The symbolic time of the end of the world in 2024 will remain the same. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, an NGO that publishes reviews on nuclear risk, global warming and disruptive technologies, updates the doomsday clock this Tuesday, January 23.

The watch “serves as an indicator of the planet’s vulnerability to global catastrophe caused by human-made technologies,” the NGO explains on its site.

As of 2023, the apocalypse clock has been set 90 seconds to midnight, as “humanity faces an unprecedented level of danger”, the NGO has warned.

“Our decision should not be taken as a sign that the international security situation has eased. On the contrary, leaders and citizens around the world should take this statement as a stark warning and react with urgency, as if today were the most dangerous moment in modern history. Because that may be the case,” say the experts behind the decision.

“Worrying Trends” for 2024.

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is compiled by the Science and Safety Council, recognized figures in the fields of nuclear risk, global warming and disruptive technologies, in consultation with the Council of their sponsors, including nine Nobel laureates.

In 2024, “worrying trends continue to lead the world toward global catastrophe,” warns the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, citing the war in Ukraine and the money spent by China, Russia, and the United States “to expand or modernize their nuclear arsenals.” ” is showing. .

A watch made in 1947

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists was founded in 1945 by Albert Einstein and scientists working on the Manhattan Project such as J. was done by Robert Oppenheimer, who created the first atomic bomb. The group sets a new time for the Doomsday Clock each year.

Originally, in 1947, the clock showed 7 minutes to midnight. By 1991, at the end of the Cold War, it had dropped to 17 minutes before midnight. In 1953, as well as in 2018 and 2019, she Shown 2 minutes to midnight.