# Study warns nearly all shallow-water coral reefs face extinction risk

https://mins.news/en/item/111919

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-22 23:32 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/22/almost-all-shallow-water-coral-reefs-now-face-extinction-risk-study-warns?traffic_source=rss

> 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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