:Barnstar showing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warming_stripes" class="extiw" title="w:Warming stripes">Warming stripes</a> behind artistically stylized (increased <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorfulness#Saturation" class="extiw" title="w:Colorfulness">color saturation</a>) image of earth. 
<dl><dd>The graphic portrays <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_warming" class="extiw" title="w:Global warming">Global warming</a>.</dd></dl><br><br><b>Background:</b> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warming_stripes" class="extiw" title="w:Warming stripes">Warming stripes</a>, originally developed by University of Reading climate scientist <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Hawkins_(scientist)" class="extiw" title="w:Ed Hawkins (scientist)">Ed Hawkins (scientist)</a>, portray temperature anomalies as chronologically ordered sequences of colored stripes, with blues representing cooler temperatures and reds representing warmer temperatures.
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