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Climate contrarian uncovers scientific error, upends major ocean warming study
Key Excerpts from Article on Website of Los Angeles Times
Posted: November 19th, 2018
http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-oceans-h...
Researchers with UC San Diegos Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Princeton University have walked back scientific findings published last month that showed oceans have been heating up dramatically faster than previously thought as a result of climate change. In a paper published Oct. 31 in the journal Nature, researchers found that ocean temperatures had warmed 60% more than outlined by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. However, the conclusion came under scrutiny after mathematician Nic Lewis, a critic of the scientific consensus around human-induced warming, posted a critique of the paper. A quick review of the first page of the paper was sufficient to raise doubts as to the accuracy of its results, [Lewis wrote]. Coauthor Ralph Keeling, a climate scientist at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, took full blame. Keeling said he and his colleagues have redone the calculations, finding the ocean is still likely warmer than the estimate used by the IPCC. A correction has been submitted to the journal Nature.
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