UN Biodiversity Expert Warns El Niño Could Push Coral Reefs Toward Crisis
A powerful El Niño developing in the Pacific Ocean could pose a serious threat to the world’s coral reefs, according to marine scientist David Obura, chair of the UN-backed Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES).
In a report published by France 24 on October 15, 2026, Obura warned that exceptionally warm ocean temperatures could push vulnerable coral species closer to extinction. El Niño is a natural climate pattern that warms parts of the Pacific and can temporarily raise global temperatures, adding further stress to marine ecosystems already…
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