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Nearly all coral reefs face collapse within 50 years

Original: # EarthSystem : "The world’s coral reef # ecosystems almost all face a high risk of # collapse in the next 50 years, mos

A new global assessment released Thursday warns that almost all of the world's coral reef ecosystems face a high risk of collapse over the next 50 years. The main drivers are warming oceans and increasingly frequent marine heatwaves, which stress and bleach reefs beyond their capacity to recover.

Why now: A newly released global assessment on coral reef collapse is drawing attention to the accelerating threat from warming oceans.

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