Newsletter e360.yale.edu Mysterious demise of Africa’s oldest trees Nine out of Africa's 13 oldest baobab trees, and five of the six largest, have died over the past 12 years, an astonishing spike in mortality. Scientists suspect a changing climate is to blame.
Impacts www.bbc.com Scientists shocked by mysterious deaths of ancient trees Scientists suspect the demise of the baobab trees may be linked to climate change, although they have no direct evidence of this.