Doomsday clock hits 90 seconds to midnight as world gets closer than ever to “global catastrophe”

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Doomsday clock hits 90 seconds to midnight as world gets closer than ever to “global catastrophe”The 'Doomsday Clock' has moved to 90 seconds to midnight (Photo: MGN)(CBS NEWS) — For three years, the hands of the world’s Doomsday clock were set at 100 seconds to midnight. “We are living in a time of unprecedented danger, and the Doomsday Clock time reflects that reality,” Bulletin president and CEO Rachel Bronson said. The war has had far-reaching implications, impacting global crops, gas supply and rampant risk to nuclear reactor sites. Biological threats such as COVID-19 and disinformation were also listed as factors for Doomsday clock change. “But our leaders are not acting at sufficient speed or scale to secure a peaceful and liveable planet.
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