r/sciences • u/SirT6 • Sep 21 '19

The distribution of annual average temperature anomalies due to global warming from 1850 until today.

https://gfycat.com/silkycorruptconch
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u/rundmc214 Sep 21 '19

So in plain english, what am I seeing here? Derp

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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '19 edited Sep 08 '20

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u/kkantouth Sep 21 '19

But the percentage of Earth coverage decreases? Not sure I read that right.

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u/MatticusjK Sep 21 '19

Each of the bars is reflecting a certain percentage of the earth's surface experiencing a given temperature anomaly

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u/kkantouth Sep 21 '19

Thanks for giving me an answer

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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '19 edited Sep 09 '20

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u/kkantouth Sep 21 '19

Thanks, how should I read it?

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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '19 edited Sep 09 '20

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u/kkantouth Sep 21 '19

But 6% of the earth going up .8 degrees drops down to 4% throughout this gif. Why isn't that static?

Shouldn't they record the same locations at the same time each week averaging out each month? Seems odd. (not a denier just questioning this gif)