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Weren't the Maldives supposed to be underwater like 15 years ago? Seems like the sea is rising much slower than models predicted?
by taejavu 5mo ago
Weren't the Maldives supposed to be underwater like 15 years ago? Seems like the sea is rising much slower than models predicted?
- outside1234 5mo agoSeas are rising faster than climate models predicted: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10196-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10196-1
- benchwright 5mo agoalmost like NOAA, had it not been savaged by this current anti-science admin, would be able to lend further credibility here. As it stands, several researchers that I know of, formerly of NOAA, were banging this drum loudly for decades.
- brookst 5mo agoNo models predicted that. Plenty of info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_change_in_the_Maldives https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_change_in_the_Maldives Of note, most of the country no longer has fresh groundwater, and 50% of the national budget goes to climate mitigation.