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    In a first, sea rise kills off a Florida Keys species

    9 days ago
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    The Key Largo tree cactus is believed to be is the first local extinction of a species caused by sea level rise in the country. [ TNS ]

    MIAMI — Key Largo has a new, disturbing and first-of-its-kind graveyard. There are no headstones, no burial markers, no names, no bodies.

    It’s the last place an incredibly rare species of tree called the Key Largo tree was seen alive, back in 2023. The killer? All the clues point to climate change.

    At least, that’s what a newly published paper suggests.

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