The Maldives government says the country will drown by the end of the century due to other people’s “carbon emissions.”
Climate change: Maldives minister on carbon emitters, weather crisis
Ten years ago they said the same thing.
New deal tabled at climate talks after rebellion | Reuters
Twelve years ago they held a cabinet meeting underwater too show how imperiled they were.
17 Oct 2009, 2 – The Missoulian at Newspapers.com
In 1989, experts said the Maldives would drown by the year 2018, unless global communism was implemented.
26 Sep 1988 – Threat to islands
26 Jan 1989 – Call for anti-greenhouse action – Trove
In fact the world only had until the year 2000 to stop global warming.
Meanwhile, back in the real world the Maldives are growing and people with money are investing heavily.
Hundreds of Pacific Islands are getting bigger despite global warming – ABC News
Inhabitants of Maldives Atoll Fear a Flood of Saudi Money – The New York Times
Maldives to open five new airports in 2019 – Maldives Insider
Luxury homes for sale in Maldives | JamesEdition
Things weren’t always this good in the Maldives however. In 1837, the islands actually were drowning.
