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

- Source: Al Jazeera
- Published: 2026-10-22T23:32:13+00:00
- Category: World
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World authority on threatened wildlife classifies 96 percent of assessed coral reef systems as "critically endangered".

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