{
  "id": 16088826,
  "title": "96% of world's coral reefs face critical risk of collapse, IUCN warns",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/96-of-worlds-coral-reefs-face-critical-risk-of-collapse-iucn-warns-16088826",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T18:18:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "slug": "dw-english-top-stories",
    "url": "https://www.dw.com/en/96-of-world-s-coral-reefs-face-critical-risk-of-collapse-iucn-warns/a-79736234?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-xml-mrss"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Almost all of the world’s shallow-water coral reefs are at risk of collapse by 2075, with climate change the biggest threat. A new study found that 96% of reef systems are critically endangered.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}