A rare tree cactus that grew for decades hidden by a tangle of mangrove trees on Florida's Key Largo has lost its battle with rising sea levels and other pressures. It's now considered locally extinct ...

A unique plant has become the first species in the United States to be exterminated from the wild by the compounding effects of rising seas, scientists say. It’s a grim first, but not last, as the ...

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FISH. A TYPE OF TROPICAL CACTUS. NATIVE TO THE FLORIDA KEYS HAS BECOME THE FIRST SPECIES IN U.S. HISTORY TO BECOME EXTINCT DUE TO RISING SEA LEVELS. CERTIFIED FIRST WARNING METEOROLOGIST BROOKE ...

The United States has seen its first local extinction due to rising sea levels, researchers have warned. The Key Largo tree cactus, once a rare but notable part of Florida's biodiversity, has ...

A rare species of tree cactus has gone extinct in Florida, in what is believed to be the first species lost to sea level rise in the United States, researchers said Tuesday.