Let me tell you about two different kinds of trees. This is the last Tree of Tenere: The Ténéré wastelands of northeastern Niger were once populated by a forest of trees. By the 20th century, desertification had wiped out all but one solitary acacia. The Tree of Ténéré, as it came to be called, sat alone on the landscape for 400 kilometers in every direction. Its roots reached nearly 40 meters deep into the sand. That’s over 131 feet. Which is almost half the length of a football field. This is how one single tree has … [Read more...]