Summer Temperatures 9/25

How was this past summer compared to previous years? James Hansen, a NASA scientist and Columbia University professor, has dug into the past 64 years of global temperatures and this is what he found:

In case you need to open it to better view it, here is the link. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/05/03/learning/08WGOITGraphLN.html

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What is being shown in the y-axis?

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Look at the "shadow" graph, what does it represent?

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Why did the author add that "shadow" graph?

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What's going on in this graph? (i.e. what would be an accurate conclusion that can be supported by this graph)
To answer this question use the CER framework

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Write a >140 character Tweet that could accompany the sharing of the of the map/image.
This means, you would write a short sentence or two that describes one surprising thing you noticed from the map and you accompany it with one or two relevant hashtags.

What is being shown in the y-axis?

Look at the "shadow" graph, what does it represent?

Why did the author add that "shadow" graph?

What's going on in this graph? (i.e. what would be an accurate conclusion that can be supported by this graph)To answer this question use the CER framework

Write a >140 character Tweet that could accompany the sharing of the of the map/image. This means, you would write a short sentence or two that describes one surprising thing you noticed from the map and you accompany it with one or two relevant hashtags.

What's going on in this graph? (i.e. what would be an accurate conclusion that can be supported by this graph)
To answer this question use the CER framework

Write a >140 character Tweet that could accompany the sharing of the of the map/image.
This means, you would write a short sentence or two that describes one surprising thing you noticed from the map and you accompany it with one or two relevant hashtags.