Comment by JimmyBigSausage@lemm.ee on In a first, sea-level rise drove a cactus to extinction in U.S. The Key Largo tree cactus is first plant of its kind to go extinct in the United States from sea-level rise, scientists say.

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In a first, sea-level rise drove a cactus to extinction in U.S. The Key Largo tree cactus is first plant of its kind to go extinct in the United States from sea-level rise, scientists say.(wapo.st)