Climate Critic Finds Mistake in Major Ocean Warming Study, Co-Author ‘Grateful’

A picture taken about 19 meters underwater shows fish swimming near a bleached branching sponge off the coast of Jounieh, Lebanon, on June 27, 2018. Bleaching of corals and sponges in the Mediterranean sea is due to an increase in water temperature. Ibrahim Chalhoub/AFP/Getty Images

An independent climate scientist recently cast doubts on a major ocean warming study, causing the researchers to pull their findings and make corrections.

Nicholas Lewis, who has a background in mathematics, posted his critique on Nov. 6 regarding the study that was authored by scientists at Princeton University, the University of California-San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and several other research facilities. The paper was published in the journal Nature on Oct. 31.