Published 07/09/2024 9:58:00 p.m.

First local extinction due to sea level rise identified in the US

The Key Largo tree cactus, the first local extinction in the US due to sea level rise, has been wiped out by the climate emergency, as described by researchers from the Florida Museum of Natural History and Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden.
The species now survives only in remote Caribbean islands and has no natural population in the Florida Keys due to saltwater intrusion and hurricanes.
Efforts to replant the cactus face challenges, and the situation serves as a warning for other coastal plants affected by climate change.

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USA Today

A troubling first: Rising seas blamed for disappearance of rare cactus in Florida

Researchers in Florida say a rare cactus has become the nation's first local extinction caused by sea level rise.

07/10/2024 12:38:05 p.m.·United States

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abc News

Key Largo tree cactus becomes 1st-ever US species to become extinct due to rising sea levels

A type of tropical cactus native to the Florida Keys has become the first species in the country to become extinct due to rising sea levels, researchers said.

07/16/2024 10:05:33 a.m.·United States

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Globo

Rare cactus species is the first to disappear in the US due to rising sea levels

Rare Florida tree cactus extinct due to sea level rise in the United States, first species extinction caused by this linked to climate change, report researchers this Tuesday. World: Beryl storm breaks records as a new climatic extreme of the year and fuels warnings about the future, says expert. June of this year is considered the hottest in History, announces European observatory. Cayo Largo tree cactus (Pilosocereus millspaughii) was limited …

07/09/2024 8:23:25 p.m.·Brazil

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The Washington Post

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.

07/13/2024 10:30:00 a.m.

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Newsweek

US sea level rise causes first local extinction—"We are on the front lines"

Since 2021, the plant has been reduced from 150 stems to "six ailing fragments."

07/10/2024 3:19:56 p.m.·United States

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WION

Rare cactus species extinct due to rising sea levels in US

The Key Largo tree cactus, scientifically known as Pilosocereus robinii, has gone extinct. This rare species was native to the Florida Keys and characterised by its slender, columnar stems reaching up to 20 feet (6 metres). A Botanical marvel Characterised by delicate white or pinkish flowers that bloom at night and vibrant red and purple fruits that birds and mammals find appealing, the Key Largo tree cactus was a botanical marvel first discov

07/14/2024 10:23:21 a.m.·Noida, India

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