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As far as the Doomsday Clock was concerned, it had been 11:55 p.m. throughout 2012, 2013 and 2014.
Megan Gannon of Live
Science tells us that the metaphorical Doomsday Clock “was created nearly 70 years ago by The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.”
It was meant to be a visual reminder of our tenuous position here on planet Earth.
If the Doomsday Clock were ever to reach the stroke of midnight, that would signal the end of civilization as we know it. Therefore, 11:55 p.m. brings us way close to obliteration by some major catastrophe.
The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists will soon determine what the score is for 2015. Because of epidemics, terrorism, nuclear capacities and the like, Doomsday’s hands could move even closer to the edge.
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has already disclosed that 2015’s two biggest global threats will be “climate change and nuclear warheads.” These threats have been exacerbated by “a lack of progress in the United States and Russia to shrink nuclear arsenals,” and by a lack of adequate international
“action to cut greenhouse gas emissions during recent U. N. climate talks in Lima, Peru.”
Resources
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/closer-to-self-destruction-doomsday-clock-could-move-tomorrow/ar-AA8rvmN
Copyright January 22, 2015 by Linda Van Slyke All Rights Reserved
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