Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Doomsday Clock Holds At 5 'Til Midnight

End Near? Doomsday Clock Holds at 5 'Til Midnight -- Live Science

The hands of the infamous "Doomsday Clock" will remain firmly in their place at five minutes to midnight — symbolizing humans' destruction — for the year 2013, scientists announced today (Jan. 14).

Keeping their outlook for the future of humanity quite dim, the group of scientists also wrote an open letter to President Barack Obama, urging him to partner with other global leaders to act on climate change.

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Update: An open letter to President Obama: The time on the Doomsday Clock is five minutes to midnight -- Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

My Comment: They focus a lot in their report on climate change .... but it is still the proliferation of nuclear weapons that should concern us all the most.

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