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Red indicates a higher average temperature than the previous year; blue the opposite.
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.
Thanks for pointing it out, I'll add it in the description right away.
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.
I'll complain even further. What is even pictures of ? And what is the horizontal axis?
I thought the horizontal axis was clear - it's each year. Each row is a decade
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?
That's what I was originally saying. The image doesn't TELL us anything, just shows us colors
It's average annual temperature for that area compared to the average of 1961-1990.
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.
dataisterrifying
yup, we're fucked
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I miss blue
The 2030's will be brown, like burnt toast.
Terrifying to think what the next set of images are going to look like.
Glad I decided not to have kids.
So what is above average? 0.5°? 0.001°? This tells you nothing.
I assume this community and others like it on other instances are going to be just like the sub Reddit. Sensationalised data presented in a terrible way.
Before anyone jumps on me - I'm not saying the world isn't heating up.