Maldives: The vanishing paradise of tourism

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Shimmering like a pearl in the Indian Ocean, the Maldives – left to the mercy of gentle lapping waves – has been sculpted into an idyllic tropical paradise, a honeymooner's fantasy. This dreamland is now being haunted by the scourge of something that's altogether out of its own hands – its very existence is being compromised by global warming.