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.
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.
The Key Largo tree cactus is first plant of its kind to go extinct in the United States from sea-level rise, scientists say.
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Read the article. The plant is not extinct.
Paywall, but I assume they mean extinct in the wild
Extinct means nowhere.
Extirpation is the correct word for this occurence
Sure...but that's well outside the vocabulary of the average US news reader.
Maybe if they saw it being used they'd learn it
Yes, they mean extinct in the wild. You can get access to this and all other Washington Post gift links with registration
Eww. Kindly don't expect people to signup for any service just to get "Free items". Some of us are fed up of our data being sold or stolen in any way. Archive links are currently the number 1 way to get your audience to actually read an article.
Weird bratty tone aside, they didn’t expect anyone to signup they were responding to the fact it wasn’t paywalled.