The world’s coral reef ecosystems almost all face a high risk of collapse in the next 50 years mostly due to warming oceans and heat waves, according to a global assessment released on October 22. The International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN’s) assessment, announced on the sidelines of a UN biodiversity conference in Albania, found that 96 percent of shallow-water reef systems are already critically endangered and could disappear by 2075.

Casey, M. (2026, November 1). Study: Almost all coral reef ecosystems face risk of collapse in 50 years. BusinessMirror, p. A11.