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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(diǎn)擊路透社網(wǎng)站查看原文）

末日時(shí)鐘調(diào)快一分鐘

???????據(jù)路透社報(bào)道，由于削減核武器成效不足，加上氣候改變，科學(xué)家周二調(diào)動(dòng)具有象征意義的末日時(shí)鐘，距離子夜更近了一分鐘。

???????《原子科學(xué)家公報(bào)》稱，繼2010年初將時(shí)鐘調(diào)至子夜前6分鐘后，這是首次調(diào)整，距離子夜或“世界末日”僅為5分鐘。

???????末日時(shí)鐘最初主要關(guān)注核戰(zhàn)爭爆發(fā)的可能，現(xiàn)在科學(xué)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)