Nearly Half Of Tropical Coral Species Face Extinction: Report

Rising temperatures due to global warming has led to mass bleaching events striking coral across the world (Credit: AFP)

Almost half of all warm-water species of coral are threatened with extinction -- and climate change is the chief culprit, a new report said on Wednesday.

The updated risk assessment from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) was announced at the COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan, which is being skipped by the leaders of many top polluting nations.