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The Doomsday Clock Moves Nearer Midnight
Global warming has been added to rumors of nuclear war as the "Doomsday Clock" is moved two minutes closer to midnight. Are recent predictions of catastrophe equally credible? Are they more likely than scenarios human kind has already survived? Does popular culture promote understanding or increase unreasonable fears? Plus, violent storms have claimed lives and disrupted travel throughout Europe, and a tacky British TV show becomes an international incident.
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenGlobal warming has been added to rumors of nuclear war as the "Doomsday Clock" is moved two minutes closer to midnight. Are recent predictions of catastrophe equally credible? Are they more likely than scenarios human kind has already survived? Does popular culture promote understanding or increase unreasonable fears? Plus, violent storms have claimed lives and disrupted travel throughout Europe, and a tacky British TV show becomes an international incident.
