The fic was "Second Chances" by ajw.
https://www.tthfanfic.org/Story-30800/aj...hances.htm
And yeah, it's Robotech-based rather than Macross, but it's the only story I've seen that addresses the issue.
(One butterfly I liked: The tsunami killed off Senator Russo, the douchecanoe who was responsible for most of the idiotic UEG decisions in the Macross arc. Like telling the public that everyone on the SDF-1 or in Macross City was dead due ot terrorists and that there was no alien invasion going on....)
https://www.tthfanfic.org/Story-30800/aj...hances.htm
And yeah, it's Robotech-based rather than Macross, but it's the only story I've seen that addresses the issue.
(One butterfly I liked: The tsunami killed off Senator Russo, the douchecanoe who was responsible for most of the idiotic UEG decisions in the Macross arc. Like telling the public that everyone on the SDF-1 or in Macross City was dead due ot terrorists and that there was no alien invasion going on....)