Environmental Stressors

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A split image showing a healthy, colorful coral reef teeming with life on one side and a bleached, barren reef on the other, symbolizing environmental stress.

Why Ecosystems Break Down Faster When Threats Pile Up

Ecosystems fail due to the compounding effect of multiple, accumulating environmental stressors, not single threats. This disproportionately weakens their resistance, leading to degraded services and biodiversity loss.

David Grossman·June 24, 2026