Ocean life faces mass extinctions, warns study
Time was running short to counter hazards such as a collapse of coral reefs or a spread of low-oxygen “dead zones”, according to the study led by the International Programme on the State of the Ocean (IPSO).
“We now face losing marine species and entire marine ecosystems, such as coral reefs, within a single generation,” according to the study by 27 experts to be presented to the United Nations.