96% of world's coral reefs face critical risk of collapse, IUCN warns

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has warned that 96% of the world's shallow-water coral reefs face a critical risk of collapse by 2075. According to a new study, these reef systems are now classified as critically endangered due to the escalating impacts of climate change.

Rising global temperatures represent the primary threat to the survival of these marine ecosystems. The findings highlight the extreme vulnerability of global reef systems to environmental changes over the next fifty years.