That's the assessment of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, who have met to discuss at what point their "Doomsday Clock", a symbolic countdown to the end of humanity, should be set for 2024.
At last year's adjustment, there were only 90 seconds remaining.
Kulasegaram Sanchayan reports in Tamil with a feature written by Alexander Anyfantis
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