The authors of a resonant scientific work devoted to the colossal volume of thermal energy absorbed by the World Ocean made a mistake in their calculations - the situation with global warming may not be as alarming as it seems.
The error, however, does not change the main conclusion of the study - the World Ocean really absorbs more and more heat energy, and this fact really affects the climate of our planet to an ever greater extent. However, the inaccuracy in the calculations, as reported by Science Alert, indicates the high margin of error typical of such studies.
"I have to admit that we made a mistake," writes climatologist Ralph Keeling, a researcher at the Scripps Oceanographic Institute and author of an article that was recently published in Nature.
Keeling's article says that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change generally underestimates the rate of global warming, which is particularly evident in ocean temperatures. However, independent researcher from the UK Nicholas Lewis discovered an inaccuracy in Keeling's calculations, that is, warming may not be as serious as scientists fear.
Kolesnikov Andrey