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by cmckn 1435 days ago
The linked PDF is not so much a "paper" as it is a mid-tier web article, IMO.

Another claim seems plausible, but is kind of hilariously hand-waved:

> 90% of our oxygen comes from the oceans and more than 90% of our carbon dioxide ends up in the oceans. This figure [which figure?] is usually reported as 50%, but 90% is more accurate.

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Make science more approachable, they said... now it's not sciency enough!
When the oceans finally boil away, we can firmly lay the blame on scientists for being a few percentage points off of their predictions.
"You said they would boil in 2040... it's 2039 now! I thought we had more time! You tricked us all. YOU DOOMED US ALL!"