Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Doomsday clock

  • In a sign of pessimism about humanitys future, scientists today set the hands of the infamous Doomsday Clock forward one minute from two years ago.
  • (FOX News)
  • The Doomsday Clock is one minute closer to the apocalypse.
  • (Orlando Sentinel)
  • Check the time: by at least one measure, humanity is five minutes away from its extinction.
  • (NJ.com)
  • Not to be confused with biblical prophecy or the Mayan calendar, the so-called Doomsday Clock owes its existence to scientists and engineers, or at least those whove been affiliated with the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.
  • (YAHOO!)
  • WASHINGTON, D.C. – NEWS ADVISORY – The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (BAS) will announce whether or not it is moving the minute hand of its famous Doomsday Clock at 1 p.m. EST/1800 GMT on January 10, 2012 in Washington, D.C.
  • (Reuters)
  • Global uncertainty on how to deal with the threats of nuclear weapons and climate change have forced the Doomsday clock one minute closer to midnight, leading international scientists said Tuesday.
  • (Terra Daily)
  • 2012 is here, which means, at least for some, that every tick of the clock will mean a tick closer to Doomsday. Now, at 1pm EST, what could be called the official Doomsday Clock may just move, but in what direction, only a few deep initiates know.
  • (Examiner)
  • A handful of reasons were provided for moving the Doomsday Clock's hands for just the 20 th time since it was unveiled in 1947, including increasing worry regarding the original topic of the clock's concern — nuclear proliferation.
  • (CleanTechnica)
  • The group's decision was made based on an insufficient amount of policy developed to deter contributing factors, which include climate change and nuclear dangers.
  • (Christian Post)
  • Congress' Energy and Commerce Committee has posted a "Doomsday" clock on its website to tick away the days, hours, minutes and seconds from the time President Obama signed a bill that set a Feb.
  • (The Business Journal)

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