I hate when they don't include info on how to READ easily-shareable images like this. Put it in the PICTURE, science communicators! OP is in the minority here by providing the source.

Red indicates a higher average temperature from the previous year. Blue is the opposite.

[–] Masimatutu@mander.xyz 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Thanks for pointing it out, I'll add it in the description right away.

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

Oh no, I hope you didn't think my criticism was directed at you! You linked the source....most others would not. I'm mad at the writers who include these images and graphs without a key.

[–] bstix@feddit.dk 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I'll complain even further. What is even pictures of ? And what is the horizontal axis?

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I thought the horizontal axis was clear - it's each year. Each row is a decade

[–] bstix@feddit.dk 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Yeah, but what are the pictures? Are they supposed to show the geographical globe or are they pixels of each day of that year or something?

Sure, the overall point is very clear, but it's generally good practice to label everything. It's not that I don't believe the data, it's just... What am I even looking at?

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

That's what I was originally saying. The image doesn't TELL us anything, just shows us colors

[–] SeaJ@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

It's average annual temperature for that area compared to the average of 1961-1990.

[–] SeaJ@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

Are we looking at the same source?

Technical notes: this graphic uses the HadCRUT5 dataset with ‘average’ defined as 1961-1990. The map for 2023 is based on January to September only; all other years are annual averages with at least 6 months of data available for that location. White areas show where not enough data is unavailable.

Blue is lower than the average for 1961-1990 while red is higher.