The Doomsday Clock is closer than ever to midnight. Here's why that matters

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The Doomsday Clock was reset Thursday to just 100 seconds before midnight -- the closest we have ever been to the complete and total annihilation of the earth (well, at least metaphorically).

The Doomsday Clock was reset Thursday to just 100 seconds before midnight -- the closest we have ever been to the complete and total annihilation of the earth .

Midnight on the Clock symbolizes the end of the world, and each year, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists decides what time it is. "It is 100 seconds to midnight. We are now expressing how close the world is to catastrophe in seconds -- not hours, or even minutes," the Bulletin's President Rachel Bronson said in a statement."We now face a true emergency -- an absolutely unacceptable state of world affairs that has eliminated any margin for error or further delay.

Climate changeOn climate change, 2019 was the second-hottest year on record, capping off a decade that was warmest in recorded history, according to NASA & NOAA. "This shows that what's happening is persistent, not a fluke due to some weather phenomenon: We know that the long-term trends are being driven by the increasing levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere," a NASA official said of the findings.

 

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Maiden is going to have to do a remake.

How many seconds before midnight should someone load up on more ammo, water, and food rations? Asking for a friend.

They need to reset the clock to 30 Seconds before midnight Donald Trump is POTUS so all bets are off.

Fake news.

Twitter his posted doomsday story with new time line.They continue to tell the same story over and over and over we get it the public we get it Stop censoring the news feed

If I have a curry and beer to night I can tell u in my house and 100miles around it will be worse that the Ebola lololol

THey must think the demokkkrats are going to get back in power and destroy the world

Ya magna is 75 % full.

By by people

Worse than the Cubian Missle Crisis? How do they expect anyone to take them seriously....

1,000,000:1 odds that an editor made them add the parenthetical note at the end.

Couldn't the term 'Artificial Intelligence' be used to define a con man.

Humans are so stupid.

This wasn’t the first and it won’t the last I survived doomsday. Y2K, Mayan calendar, and many other scenarios that was supposed to take place.

They really are really saying the world is closer to annihilation now than at the height of the cold war. Lol ok

Your clock should be set to 1 second to midnight.

Poor snowflakes

Them 2 old men holding the clock ... I think it means its there 2 minutes til midnight some one should tell them .

These guys look like they dont trust their own clock.. dom clock doooom..

Good morning 2 u 2!

Old news now please sick of looking at it..looks like permanent advert and i gate adverts that have no good values

You know it's really bad when people can only afford 1/4th of a clock.

The clock is stupid

Still not soon enough.

LOL

🤔🤔😂

How does this affect our economy?

The times they are a'changing.. A comedian died in NewYork last night.

AOC said we have 12 years. What gives ? LOL !

It's only Doomsday for a quarter of the World... 🙂

How many times are you going to tweet this story? Enough already!

You lefties and your current fear porn addictions are quite amusing 🍿🍿🍿

This is so stupid.

Closer than the Cuban Missile crisis and the height of the cold war. fakeclock

Stop spreading fear. Fear is used to create despair and a feeling of hopelessness. Fear of the unknown causes people to believe that abortion and euthanasia are the only solutions to their predicaments without exploring better pathways.

Yup and all because of trump.

Yawn*

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What is up with this fantasy about the doomsday clock and Jesus returning, stop playing with our minds. We give trillions to countries we don’t have any business with. POTUS Before ending our programs, end giving our money away. Apply it where it need to be used HERE IN USA

Retreat to your safe space!

I think it's about giant squid time.

its been like this since 1954

Leave it to CNN to always want people to be afraid.... you see when people are afraid, media can manipulate your thoughts and actions. CNN is a real threat to America

No one can know this BS

BrianKarem thetrumpeffect

Doomsday Schmoomsday

Iron Maiden... 2 minuts to midnight..

Such a symbolic waste of time.

mehdirhasan Judging by these comments, I believe some people will be saying “that’s bullcrap” while a nuke is in the process of incinerating them.

😁😁😁... Lool. These people are bunch of jokers. Keep resetting the clock forever...

im just angry its just 1/4 of a clock i feel ripped off.

We are safer than the 60s...!!!

why are liberals screaming that we should believe scientists when it come to climate change but not when it comes to biology, chromosomes and gender 😂

Foolish childish stunt.

And when the my look back and wonder why we didn’t do more...the can look at this thread 😂😢

OK SO ON TOP OF EVERYTHING THE DOOMSDAY CLOCK IS LESS THAN 2 MINUTES MIDNIGHT WHAT EVEN IS THE POINT OF STRESSING ANYMORE IF WE GONNA BE DEAD

Now is this based off the destruction of Earth as a Celestial Body? The destruction of Human life on Earth? Or the destruction of all life on Earth? Either way I think they are way off.

It’s all Trump’s fault!

this really happened LOL omg. I am glad we are not the rulers of the ENTIRE world... Really educate urself my friends. Thumbs up to countries who know how to make their economy and people survive without silliness like this..

Trotted out every single election when the dems are losing.

Means about zip.

That's crap.

Looking at the photo, I can see at least 3 people for whom this prediction is accurate...💀💀💀

It's that fvckin Cats movie.

Y2K + 20. SARS. OZONE LAYER. RUSSIA. YAWN

My watch says 10:02 pm. Maybe just adjust to PST and chill.

That should be the Dems doomsday clock

So what level of safety kit do I need to prepare here CNN? Help me out! You can't drop this on me and leave me hanging!! Matches dipped in wax? Chemical toilet? What? WHAT I only have 100 seconds so a quick reply will be greatly appreciated. TIA.

I just think of watchmen when I see something about the doomsday clock.

That’s aweful , but what do Kim and Kanye think ? ...

The Left has gone over the precipice 🤦‍♂️

Didn’t the world end in the 70’s and then in the 80’s and then again in 99? You hoaxers can sure move a goalpost.

Something tells me that we will be just fine.

But the California bullet train won’t be ready yet!

So stupid.

Is it possible that anti-Trump foreign owned propaganda agency CNN posing as a news source & parroting a left-wing anti-Trump doomsday clock propaganda organization to infer that the World is ending because of Arch-Enemy Trump? realDonaldTrump WWG1WGA_WORLDWIDE

obamiphate: obama's jihadist atomic clock ticks forward with full blown luciferian brutality ... nytimes SaraCarterDC JackPosobiec washingtonpost seanhannity realDonaldTrump TimesofIsrael IsraeliPM IsraelUSAforevr israelpolice

😂🤣😂....fear tactic

So! The socialism will end sun 😂

Fake news,,,,,,,,!!

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