Nuclear weapons, climate change and biological threats are the biggest concerns.

The Doomsday Clock is now the closest it has ever been to midnight. Scientists have set the symbolic Clock at 85 seconds to midnight, issuing a dire warning about the apocalyptic danger of nuclear weapons, biological threats, climate change, and AI.

The Doomsday Clock has moved closer to catastrophe with the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists setting it at 85 seconds to midnight, the nearest it has ever been to global disaster. Climate change was a central driver of the decision, reflecting a year in which warming trends accelerated while political responses weakened.

Earth is closer than it's ever been to destruction as Russia, China, the U.S. and other countries become “increasingly aggressive, adversarial, and nationalistic,” a science-oriented advocacy group said Tuesday as it advanced its “Doomsday Clock” to 85 seconds till midnight.

A rapid transition away from fossil fuels could help slow down the Doomsday Clock as it edges closer to midnight. View on euronews