Super El Niño may push already-vulnerable coral reefs closer to extinction

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Researchers caution that the current super El Niño could further threaten coral species that are already at risk. Rising ocean temperatures have triggered record-breaking coral bleaching, which seriously harms coral health. By 2020, close to half of all coral species were judged to face a higher extinction risk because of climate change. Scientists say upcoming coral assessments could reveal even more troubling extinction threats.

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