VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-10-22
“The future threat of climate change is looming and severe, and that poses a very high risk to the survival of these ecosystems,”
Mishal Gudka · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-22
An IUCN report classified 96 percent of the planet's coral reef systems as critically endangered, with total extinction possible by 2075.
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