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Nearly all coral reefs at risk of collapse by 2075

Original: Nearly all of the world's shallow-water coral reefs face an extremely high risk of collapse by 2075 due to climate chang

The International Union for Conservation of Nature has warned that nearly all of the world's shallow-water coral reefs face an extremely high risk of collapse by 2075 due to climate change. The assessment, announced Thursday, points to warming oceans and environmental pressures threatening reef ecosystems worldwide, prompting concern among scientists and environmental commentators about the fate of marine biodiversity and coastal communities that depend on reefs.

Why now: A major new warning from a leading conservation body about the near-total collapse of coral reefs is alarming readers.

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• Nearly all of the world's shallow-water coral reefs face an extremely high risk of collapse by 2075 due to climate change, the International Union for Conservation of Nature warned Thursday. https://www. japantimes.co.jp/environment/2… · thejapantimes · 6

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