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Alternate Text: Drawing illustrating healthy versus dying Saguaro cactus with vivid sunset in background

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Drawing illustrating healthy versus dying Saguaro cactus with vivid sunset in background

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Climate change threatens the survival of the giant saguaro cactus—symbol of the American Southwest. NOAA Climate.gov image by Anna Eshelman.