The U.S.-based Bulletin of Atomic Scientists will announce the location of the minute hand on its closely watched Doomsday Clock, indicating what world developments mean for the perceived likelihood of nuclear catastrophe.

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, which was founded after the creation of the atomic bomb in World War II, focuses on the greatest threats to human survival.

While it was originally intended to show how close the world is to nuclear war, the Doomsday Clock has expanded in recent years, also considering climate change, as well as any human-made threats that might ignite a global catastrophe.

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