96% of world's coral reefs face critical risk of collapse, IUCN warns
Almost all of the world’s shallow-water coral reefs are at risk of collapse by 2075, with climate change the biggest threat.
DW reports: Almost all of the world’s shallow-water coral reefs are at risk of collapse by 2075, with climate change the biggest threat.
A new study found that 96% of reef systems are critically endangered.
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