I'll respond here since your comments are both dead.
1. Your quote from 1989 doesn't mention the Maldives being under water by now. Did you post the wrong quote/link?
2. What makes Campbell Macpherson an expert? He doesn't appear to have scientific credentials. Are these the kinds of experts you've been listening to?
> Campbell Macpherson: international business advisor, change expert, keynote speaker and author of 'The Change Catalyst: secrets to successful and sustainable change' (Wiley 2017) - the 2018 Business Book of the Year.