In a first, sea rise kills off a Florida Keys species. Scientists fear it won't be the last

Key Largo tree faced its first climate-driven extinction due to rising sea levels, with no headstones or markers left in the graveyard, signifying a significant loss to the Keys' ecosystem.

Sea level rise was identified as the main culprit behind the demise of the Pilosocereus millspaughii population, making it the first reported climate-driven extinction in the U.S., as highlighted by lead botanist James Lange.

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