Climate Change Is Threatening The Saguaro Cacti's Survival
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Saguaro cacti reproduction has hit a wall in the last decade, with stress preventing the plants from surviving into adulthood.
Each spring, the iconic saguaro cacti looms across parts of Arizona.
The prickly mysterious giant grows in the desolate Sonoran desert covering southern Arizona and northern Mexico, but it might be in jeopardy.
Daniel Winkler, research ecologist with the United States Geological Survey, says he's concerned about the landscape’s future — a pictures he fears will have less saguaros.
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