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Alison Tahmizian Meuse

Alison Tahmizian Meuse is AFP Gulf and Yemen correspondent, based in Dubai. She formerly reported for NPR.

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Expanding ‘Dead Zone’ in Arabian Sea raises Climate Change Fears

Expanding ‘Dead Zone’ in Arabian Sea raises Climate Change Fears

Alison Tahmizian Meuse

Abu Dhabi (AFP) – In the waters of the Arabian Sea, a vast “dead zone” the size of Scotland is expanding and scientists say climate change may be to blame. In his lab in Abu Dhabi, Zouhair Lachkar is labouring over a colourful computer model of the Gulf of Oman, showing changing temperatures, sea levels […]

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