Saguaro cactuses are under threat because of climate change
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Climate Change Wiped Out Thousands of the West's Most Iconic Cactus. Can Planting More Help a Species that Takes a Century to Mature? - Inside Climate News
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Cacti thrive in the shadows of catastrophes
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What Happens When the Saguaros Disappear? · National Parks Conservation Association
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Climate change may spell disaster for Arizona's saguaro
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Arizona without saguaros? As climate warms, desert's future uncertain
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Your thoughts, please, on climate change - The Boston Globe
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The extreme heat in Phoenix is withering some of its famed saguaro cactuses, with no end in sight
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Could record-breaking heat and late monsoon put our native saguaros at risk of extinction?
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How Do Scientists Monitor Saguaro Cacti?
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Even the Cactus May Not Be Safe From Climate Change - The New York Times
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Saguaro Stories ⋆ Tucson Audubon
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Researchers are looking for ways to protect saguaros from climate threats
Is Climate Change Causing Arizona's Cacti To Go Extinct?