The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists have determined that the hands of the Doomsday Clock will remain at three minutes to midnight, citing climate change as one of the top reasons for their concerns.

According to the Bulletin, the Doomsday Clock is “an internationally recognized design that of our own hands.” These destructive forces include nuclear weapons, climate change, biotechnology and other emerging technologies.

A sign showing the 'Doomsday Clock' that remains at three minutes to midnight is seen after it was unveiled by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists on Jan. 26, 2016, during a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington.

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“Unless we change the way we think, humanity remains in serious danger,” said the Bulletin’s board of sponsors chair Lawrence Krauss.

According to Krauss, the agreements made concerning climate change and nuclear weapons are good news, however, they are offset by nuclear threats and the uncertainty that the environment talks will lead to any actual action, the Associated Press reports.

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The current concentration of , according to the researcher's overview. Even if emissions from carbon dioxide were to end immediately, extra gases that have already worked their way into the atmosphere would keep raising the sea level and change more of the Earth's characteristics for hundreds of years.

In 2012, the clock’s hands rested at five minutes to midnight, a position determined by the potential for nuclear weapons use and the need for safer nuclear reactor designs. Last year the position was adjusted to its current time.

“The clock ticks now at just three minutes to midnight because international leaders are failing to perform their most important duty - ensuring and preserving the health and vitality of human civilization,” states the Bulletin’s website.

The Bulletin was founded in 1945 by scientists from the University of Chicago who helped develop the first atomic weapons, AP reports. Two years later, the clock was created.

The position of the clock’s hands are determined by the Bulletin’s science and security board, which is comprised of physicists and environmental scientists from all over the word. They consult with the Bulletin’s board of sponsors.

The closest the clock ever came to midnight was in 1953 when the United States investigated into the hydrogen bomb, which is more powerful than an atomic bomb, according to the Bulletin. During testing, an small island in the Pacific Ocean was destroyed.

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