Nearly 44% of the world’s reef-building coral species are now facing an elevated risk of extinction, driven primarily by climate change and surging ocean temperatures, according to a landmark global assessment published in Nature.
Researchers warn that the catastrophic decline of these marine foundations poses a severe threat to global ocean biodiversity, coastal storm defense, and critical food security.
With rising thermal stress destabilizing fragile underwater ecosystems, scientists emphasize that immediate international action to curb greenhouse gas emissions is imperative to prevent the permanent collapse of vital marine habitats sustaining millions of livelihoods worldwide.
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