'Doomsday Clock' predicting end of the world to be updated on January 24

An update is coming to the "Doomsday Clock," representing the judgement of leading science and security experts about the perils to human existence.

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announced on Tuesday that they will announce at 10am (1500 GMT) on January 24 whether the time of the symbolic clock will change.

The organisation describes the clock as a "metaphor for how close humanity is to self-annihilation."

A decision to reset the hands of the clock is taken annually by the Bulletin's science and security board and its board of sponsors, which includes 11 Nobel laureates.

For 2023, the Bulletin said they will take into account the Russia-Ukraine war, bio-threats, proliferation of nuclear weapons, the continued climate crisis, state-sponsored disinformation campaigns and disruptive technologies.

The hands of the clock are currently at 100 seconds to midnight.