Almost all shallow-water coral reefs now face extinction risk, study warns

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World News · the U.S. · October 22, 2026

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World authority on threatened wildlife classifies 96 percent of assessed coral reef systems as "critically endangered".

Reported by Al Jazeera, October 22, 2026. Read the full story at Al Jazeera →

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