The clock is ticking. Can ‘scientific diplomacy’ save the world’s hottest sea?
by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert
Already the world’s hottest coastal environment in the summer, the shallow sea between the Arabian peninsula and southwestern Iran continues to heat at a breathtaking pace. But an improvement in diplomatic relations among gulf nations presents “a window of opportunity” to develop a regional network of scientists to share data and come up with marine conservation strategies that cut across borders.