Big Pine Key takes its name from the pine forests that cover the island, about 30 miles from Key West. Rare plants and endangered animals — such as the… Sea-Level Rise Taking The Pines Out Of ...

The threat is greatest to low lying islands like Big Pine Key, where the highest point is only about 8 feet (2.4 meters) above sea level. Sea rise will continue to shrink freshwater and food ...

Sea rise is expected to overtake roughly 84 percent of the 1,988 remaining acres of the preferred habitat on Big Pine Key by 2050, Silvey said, adding that "the deer will already be gone" by then.

The highest natural point on Big Pine Key, the main habitat for the Key deer, is 8 feet above sea level. From the water, the islands around it look like coasters on a roiling aqua countertop.

Sea level rise is already altering the landscape of Big Pine Key and at least 20 smaller islands the deer call home. Get local news you need to know to start your day with NBC 6's News Headlines ...

On Big Pine Key, one of the chain's largest and most environmentally diverse islands, you can already see changes brought on by the accelerating sea level rise. A spot not far from the island's ...

Under a best-case scenario of an additional 7 inches of sea-level rise by century’s end, Big Pine Key would lose 1,840 acres to the ocean with property losses as high as $40 million, according ...

It also indicated sea level rise projections increasing. ... Areas like the bayside of Key Largo, Sugarloaf Keys and Big Pine Key all appear to be at greatest risk.

Sea level rise is already altering the landscape of Big Pine Key and at least 20 smaller islands the deer call home. The bulk of the deer live on Big Pine Key, a marshy island 30 miles (48 ...