Apparently Mark has interviewed more than 31 million scientists to come up with his 99% number.
Global Warming Petition Project
Obama started this with 97% in 2013.
That same year AMS interviewed their professional members and only 52% said global warming was mostly man-made. They weren’t asked if it was dangerous.
http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/pdf/10.1175/BAMS-D-13-00091.1
Lynas was paid by the government of the Maldives to promote the claim they were drowning.
President appoints an Advisor on Climate Change – The President’s Office
17 Oct 2009, 2 – The Missoulian at Newspapers.com
In 2007, he predicted six degrees warming and London to drown. He also said the Maldives will shortly cease to exist.
Six Degrees: Our Future on a Hotter Planet , Lynas, Mark – Amazon.com
The Maldives have been growing for decades.
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.