Sunday, January 25, 2015

Do something quickly! Remaining three minutes away from the end of humanity

Seen the movie "Watchmen" friends all know that "doomsday clock" this thing. Maybe a lot of people do not know that this doomsday clock really exist, but recently also struck a pointer! 
  During the Cold War in the film and reality, and the destruction of the human nuclear war could happen at any time. In order to display an intuitive manner by the world's nuclear threat emerged doomsday clock, minute because of the world situation should be allocated fast or slow dial once to 12:00 midnight that is despair.
 In reality, it is established by the "Bulletin of Atomic Scientists."



  Although the Cold War has become in the past, but human beings are facing a crisis of survival is still grim. Scientists recently the doomsday clock, the minute hand two minutes fast as the current "time" into a 11:57, three minutes away from doomsday remaining. Scientists explain that the world's dependence on fossil fuels become increasingly important, to limit greenhouse gas become empty, plus national nuclear expansion plans did not slow down the momentum, making the board to make this decision. 

  "Bulletin of Atomic Scientists," the executive director Kennette Benedict said at a news conference, said: "We did not say that it was too late to take action, but the chances that we'll have to act fast growing small dial pointer is to us. inspire people to take action. " 

  It is understood that the "Bulletin of Atomic Scientists," The quick dial indicator, meaning the human face of the crisis to the highest level after the Cold War. After the success of US and Soviet hydrogen bomb tests, the doomsday clock was pointing to 11:58 minutes.

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