ScienceStudy warns nearly all shallow-water coral reefs face extinction risk

A global assessment by the International Union for Conservation of Nature classified 96 percent of assessed coral reef systems as “critically endangered.” It warns that shallow-water reefs face an extremely high risk of collapse over the next 50 years, with total extinction possible by 2075. Climate-driven ocean warming is worsening bleaching, though some reefs may recover.

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