{
  "id": 16091342,
  "title": "Almost all coral reef ecosystems face risk of collapse in 50 years, study warns",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/almost-all-coral-reef-ecosystems-face-risk-of-collapse-in-50-years-16091342",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T19:17:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261023/almost-all-coral-reef-ecosystems-face-risk-of-collapse-in-50-years-study-warns"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A global assessment released on Thursday warns that nearly all coral reef ecosystems face a high risk of collapse within the next 50 years, primarily due to rising ocean temperatures and heat waves. Coral reefs, often referred to as the \"rainforests of the sea,\" are home to a quarter of all marine species and provide essential services such as coastal protection and tourism revenue. However, a staggering 96 percent of shallow-water reef systems are already critically endangered and could vanish by 2075, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature. The most famous reef systems, including the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, the Coral Triangle in the Western Pacific Ocean and Southeast Asia, the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System, and the Red Sea coral reefs, are all classified as critically endangered, the highest threat level.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "Almost every shallow-water coral reef on the planet faces ecosystem collapse by 2075, UN advisors say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/almost-every-shallow-water-coral-reef-on-the-planet-faces-ecosystem",
        "published": "2026-10-22T12:00:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Almost all coral reef ecosystems face risk of collapse in 50 years, study warns",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/almost-all-coral-reef-ecosystems-face-risk-of-collapse-in-50-years",
        "published": "2026-10-22T12:00:46.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}