# Global coral reef cover risks irreversible decline, report warns

https://mins.news/en/item/38207

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-31 05:19 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/31/global-coral-reef-coverage-risks-irreversible-decline-new-report-warns?traffic_source=rss

> Scientists warn that coral bleaching is occurring so often that reefs no longer have enough time to recover between events. Global coral cover is well below normal, while the record 2023 bleaching affected 77 percent of reef areas. Another major event is considered very likely this year amid elevated global temperatures.

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