末日时钟调快一分钟

The symbolic Doomsday Clock calculated by a group of scientists was moved a minute closer to midnight on Tuesday. [Agencies]

The symbolic Doomsday Clock calculated by a group of scientists was moved a minute closer to midnight on Tuesday, with the group citing inadequate progress on nuclear weapons reduction and climate change, Reuters reported.

The clock was moved to five minutes to midnight, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists said, the first adjustment since the beginning of 2010, when it was moved back one minute to six minutes from midnight or "doomsday".

Initially the clock was focused on nuclear war, but its scope has been broadened as scientists added other risks to humanity.

据路透社报道，由于削减核武器成效不足，加上气候改变，科学家周二调动具有象征意义的末日时钟，距离子夜更近了一分钟。

《原子科学家公报》称，继2010年初将时钟调至子夜前6分钟后，这是首次调整，距离子夜或“世界末日”仅为5分钟。

末日时钟最初主要关注核战争爆发的可能，现在科学家把人类面临的许多其它威胁也列入考虑范畴。