It's still only 100 seconds to midnight. Thanks to ongoing nuclear risks, the threat of climate change, disruptive technologies and the seemingly endless COVID-19 pandemic, we're as close to Doomsday as we've ever been, according to the annual Doomsday Clock announcement made Thursday in Washington, D.C. This is the same time as last year. The clock remains closer to destruction than at any point since it was created in 1947. The 2022 Doomsday Clock statement explains that the “decision does not, by any means, suggest that the international security situation has stabilized. On the contrary, the clock remains the closest it has ever been to civilization-ending apocalypse because the world remains stuck in an extremely dangerous moment.” The closer to midnight we are, the more danger we're in, according to the Bulletin. The clock uses the imagery of apocalypse (midnight) and a nuclear explosion (countdown to zero) to convey threats to humanity and the Earth. To read more, click the link in our bio. #doomsdayclock