Why Truncated Axes Can Distort Environmental Trends
Global average temperature anomaly in 2023 was 1.17°C above the 1951-1980 baseline, according to NASA GISS. Truncating the y-axis on temperature charts can exaggerate…
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Why Truncated Axes Can Distort Environmental Trends
The global average temperature anomaly for 2024 was 1.28°C above the 1951-1980 baseline, according to NASA GISS. Truncating the y-axis in charts of such…