The population of the Key Largo tree cactus has been wiped from the Florida Keys. While scientists are now working on a potential restoration, more species will likely see similar fates as climate ...

Scientists also declared several other extinctions, including the first documented plant extinction in New Hampshire.

Climate change, sea level rise linked Key Largo cactus extinction in South Florida. 2022 NOAA report predicts sea levels in U ...

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 ...

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 ...