# Australian coral reefs face risk of collapse within 50 years without drastic action, global assessment finds

- Source: Phys.org
- Published: 2026-10-25T19:30:01+00:00
- Category: Science
- Original: https://phys.org/news/2026-10-australian-coral-reefs-collapse-years.html
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/australian-coral-reefs-face-risk-of-collapse-within-50-years-without-d-88486c/

Every shallow-water coral reef ecosystem in Australia faces an extremely high risk of collapse by 2075, driven largely by projected ocean warming, according to a global assessment.

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