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The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:03, 8 August 2019 (UTC)

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Warming stripes

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Warming stripes for 1850-2018
Warming stripes for 1850-2018
  • ... that to portray global warming to non-scientists, a British climate scientist invented a warming stripes graphic (pictured) showing historical global temperatures using only coloured stripes? Source: https://earther.gizmodo.com/this-climate-visualization-belongs-in-a-damn-museum-1826307536 "Ed Hawkins, the climate scientist who made the viral temperature spirals, is back at it again with another striking view of our warming planet. His latest visualization strips out all unnecessary information save color to communicate how we’re changing the temperature of the Earth." Also, the article quotes Hawkins: "I wanted to communicate temperature changes in a way that was simple and intuitive, removing all the distractions of standard climate graphics so that the long-term trends and variations in temperature are crystal clear." and https://www.sciencealert.com/this-has-got-to-be-one-of-the-most-beautiful-and-powerful-climate-change-visuals-we-ve-ever-seen "For the average person, climate change is an abstract concept, an intangible truth, based on complex scientific data that is notoriously difficult to visualize. Climate scientist Ed Hawkins ... has been developing unique ways to make climate change easier for the general public to imagine. ... The arresting image removes all the scientific accessories, leaving only a color scale to represent an overall change of 1.35 degrees Celsius." Also, the article quotes Hawkins: "I wanted to communicate temperature changes in a way that was simple and intuitive, removing all the distractions of standard climate graphics so that the long-term trends and variations in temperature are crystal clear."

Created by RCraig09 (talk). Nominated by Valereee (talk) at 10:55, 3 July 2019 (UTC).

General eligibility:

Policy compliance:

Hook eligibility:

  • Cited: Yes
  • Interesting: Yes
  • Other problems: Yes
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Seems fine: my comments are resolved and I'm happy. I apologise for any errors; this is my first dyk review—send brickbats to my talk page. :) Baffle☿gab 06:09, 26 July 2019 (UTC)

Review (copied here because I'm not supposed to add them to the template. Who knew? ;):

newness = Checked created 21:21, 27 June 2019‎ (UTC)
length = Checked 1,415 words (LibreOffice)
eligibilityother = n/a
sourced = Checked Article is well-cited but I note ref 9 (Jones, Richard Selwyn) is a citation to Twitter. Can this info be found on a more reliable source? Dealt with below; source accepted as an expert in his field.
neutral = Checked
plagiarismfree = Checked with Earwig's tool
policyother = n/a
hookcited = Checked
hookinterest = a bit dry; could be snappier. Checked; alternative suggested; see below
hookother = per WP:ENGVAR, I've changed 'color' --> 'colour'; etc.
picfree = Checked
picused = Checked
picclear = Checked
qpq =  Done
status = y
comments = Seems fine: my comments are resolved and I'm happy. I apologise for any errors; this is my first dyk review—send brickbats to my talk page. :)
sign = Baffle☿gab 06:09, 26 July 2019 (UTC)
  • Richard Selwyn Jones is a research fellow at Durham University (Staff profile) and the tweet is apparently the only place the graphic in question is published. —(Creator) RCraig09 (talk) 06:44, 26 July 2019 (UTC)
Fair enough; I'll accept the source as a reliable expert source. Baffle☿gab 03:18, 27 July 2019 (UTC)

*ALT1: * ... that a British climate scientist invented warming stripes (pictured) to portray climate change to non-scientists?

A little shorter, so possibly snappier? Thanks for starting review! --valereee (talk) 10:54, 26 July 2019 (UTC)
- Absolutely, positively, definitely, 100%: the text should refer to global warming (a relatively simple temperature series) rather than climate change (the latter being a complex result of global warming). —(Creator) RCraig09 (talk) 15:51, 26 July 2019 (UTC)
- Substantively, it's important to mention that the warming stripe graphics contain only coloured stripes to achieve the goal of communicating with non-scientists (and also that including the image itself is critical to this presentation). Since it's a scientific topic—sad that some consider it dry—I'm very wary of sacrificing substance for "snappiness". —(Creator) RCraig09 (talk) 15:51, 26 July 2019 (UTC)
That sounds more concise; thanks. I suggest wikilnking global warming, which is the core concept behind the article. I'm happy anyway. Baffle☿gab 02:47, 27 July 2019 (UTC)

Note to promoter: I think if the hook is in the image slot, you could use either hook, but if it's not in the image slot, the original hook is really necessary for the hook to make sense. --valereee (talk) 11:12, 3 August 2019 (UTC)

Four warming stripes, compared.

Observation: Since the article is about a data visualization technique, it's especially appropriate to place the post in the image slot. — (Creator) RCraig09 (talk) 15:47, 3 August 2019 (UTC)

Possibly, the image posted at right would be more interesting to first-time viewers. It's in the article, and is Free Use. — (Creator) RCraig09 (talk) 22:12, 3 August 2019 (UTC)
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