In 1988 experts predicted the Maldives would be underwater by 2018, but instead the islands grew larger Now experts say the Maldives will drown by 2050.
Facing dire sea level rise threat, Maldives turns to climate change solutions to survive – ABC News
26 Sep 1988 – Threat to islands – Trove
Hundreds of Pacific Islands are getting bigger despite global warming – ABC News
Fanatics create grifters: native climate change grifters, native “we lost and it’s not fair” grifters, native “my skin color determines who I am” grifters, and probably more.