africa's oldest living organism is dying - will goodell

ancient baobab trees in southern africa are dying, and scientists are blaming climate change, researchers found that nine of the oldest thirteen baobab trees, and five of the six biggest  ones have partially or completely died in the past twelve years. the baobab tree can live up to 3,000 years old, and can grow as wide as the length of a bus. with their age, the trees have withstood conditions that are harsher than what they have faced today. the boabab tree is revered in africa, having sustained locals for centuries, so its survivla is vital to the people of africa. the reason for the dying out of these trees is due to massive droughts in africa and south africa in particular. this relates to the gilded age because it is an example of a mass exhaustion of resources, something that would happen at that time with the mass burning of fossil fuels and change of energy sources during that era.