Video above: How much will sea levels rise in the future? TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A type of tropical cactus that is only native to the Florida Keys has gone extinct due to climate change ...

While scientists are now working on a potential restoration, more species will likely see similar fates as climate change worsens and sea levels continue to rise. The cactus tree population was ...

HABITAT: This cactus grows on bare rock with a minimum humus-soil cover in hammocks near sea level. RANGE: This cactus used to be known from four islands in the Florida Keys, but now its only wild ...

Rising sea levels are a key threat to low-lying areas like the Florida Keys, where most of the land is just five feet above sea level. Saltwater from storms and tides began inundating the cactus ...