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Rising seas cause 1st US plant extinction, rare 20-foot tall cactus gone
Experts have documented the “first local extinction” of plant species driven by rising sea levels in the United States. The Key Largo tree cactus, at over 20 feet tall, was once a beautiful ...
Sea level rise, climate change linked to first South Florida extinction event in country
Climate change, sea level rise linked Key Largo cactus extinction in South Florida. 2022 NOAA report predicts sea levels in U.S. will rise 10-12 inches through 2050.
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The Key Largo tree cactus was initially found growing in the United States in 1992 at a single site. That population has since been lost to a combination of rising sea levels and increasingly ...