Planet Earth has seen its share of horrors over the last three years.
But what exactly is it and how is it maintained and monitored?
Let’s break it down.
What is the Doomsday Clock?
A group of scientists who publish the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists created the clock in 1947.
If anyone knows the dangers facing the world, they did.
What is the Doomsday Clock set at now?
The Doomsday Clock is currently set at 90 seconds to midnight.
It had been at100 seconds to midnightsince 2020, and didn’t change in either 2021 or 2022.
When is it adjusted?
Why is it adjusted?
What’s the closest the Doomsday Clock has been to doomsday?
The clock has never been closer.
What’s the farthest the Doomsday Clock has been from doomsday?
Is there a real, physical clock?
Yep, and you could visit it.
It’s also appeared in novels, comic books, movies and TV shows.
