海平面上升及颶風引發的土壤耗竭，導致佛羅里達礁島群的基拉戈樹仙人掌 (𝘗𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘶𝘴 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘪𝘪) 地區性滅絕。研究發現該仙人掌從2015年開始數量下降，到2016年已減少了至少50%；他們認為更多低窪沿海植物將面臨相似的威脅。基拉戈樹仙人掌的剩餘族群分佈在一些偏遠的加勒比海島嶼、巴哈馬群島的部分地區及古巴北部。NASA 預測，到 2100 年，佛羅裡達群島的大部分地區將被海水淹沒。
The rising see level and hurricanes causing soil depletion has put the Key Largo Tree Cactus (𝘗𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘶𝘴 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘪𝘪) to extinct locally in the Florida Keys. Research found the cactus began to decline in 2015, and was reduced over 50% in 2016; they believe more low-lying coastal plants will be at risk. The remaining populations of the Key Largo Tree Cactus are on a few remote Caribbean islands, parts of the Bahamas and northern Cuba. NASA predicts by 2100 most of the Florida Keys island will be below sea level.
