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Florida: tree cactus becomes first local species killed off by sea-level rise
Scientists in Florida have recorded what they say is the first local extinction of a species caused by sea-level rise. The climate emergency has killed off the Key Largo tree cactus growing naturally in the US through salt water inundation and soil …