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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. (wapo.st)
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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Read the article. The plant is not extinct.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Paywall, but I assume they mean extinct in the wild

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Extinct means nowhere.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Extirpation is the correct word for this occurence

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Sure...but that's well outside the vocabulary of the average US news reader.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Maybe if they saw it being used they'd learn it

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yes, they mean extinct in the wild. You can get access to this and all other Washington Post gift links with registration