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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. （點擊路透社網站查看原文）

末日時鐘調快一分鐘

???????據路透社報道，由于削減核武器成效不足，加上氣候改變，科學家周二調動具有象征意義的末日時鐘，距離子夜更近了一分鐘。

???????《原子科學家公報》稱，繼2010年初將時鐘調至子夜前6分鐘后，這是首次調整，距離子夜或“世界末日”僅為5分鐘。

???????末日時鐘最初主要關注核戰爭爆發的可能，現在科學家把人類面臨的許多其它威脅也列入考慮范疇。

(China.org.cn January 12, 2012)