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‎Transcript: Needed that, too... (Certainly still needs improvement/refinements.)

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‎Explanation

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 ==Transcript==
-[Graph of temperature over time, titled:]
+:[Graph of temperature over time, titled:]
-"Global average temperature
+:"Global average temperature
-Over my lifetime
+:Over my lifetime
-[smaller text]
+:[smaller text]
-(60-month running June average, NOAA NCEI time series)"
+:(60-month running June average, NOAA NCEI time series)"
-[The X axis is in years, going from 1980 to a little after 2020. Each decade is marked.]
+:[The X axis is in years, going from 1980 to a little after 2020. Each decade is marked.]
-[The Y axis is in °C, with the "20th century average" at the bottom, up to +1°C (from the average), labelled every 0.2°C.]
+:[The Y axis is in °C, with the "20th century average" at the bottom, up to +1°C (from the average), labelled every 0.2°C.]
-[Certain points and periods on the graph are marked and contain descriptions of events and actions that occurred in Randall's life.]
+:[Certain points and periods on the graph are marked and contain descriptions of events and actions that occurred in Randall's life.]

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 ==Transcript==
-{{incomplete transcript|missing brackets and indentation}}
+[Graph of temperature over time, titled:]
 "Global average temperature
 Over my lifetime
+[smaller text]
 (60-month running June average, NOAA NCEI time series)"
-The X axis is in years, going from 1980 to a little after 2020. Each decade is marked.
+[The X axis is in years, going from 1980 to a little after 2020. Each decade is marked.]
-The Y axis is in °C, with the "20th century average" at the bottom, up to +1°C (from the average), labelled every 0.2°C.
+[The Y axis is in °C, with the "20th century average" at the bottom, up to +1°C (from the average), labelled every 0.2°C.]
-Certain points and periods on the graph are marked and contain descriptions of events and actions that occurred in Randall's life.
+[Certain points and periods on the graph are marked and contain descriptions of events and actions that occurred in Randall's life.]

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 ==Transcript==
 Graph of temperature over time, titled:
 "Global average temperature

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	The X axis is in years, going from 1980 to a little after 2020. Each decade is marked.		The X axis is in years, going from 1980 to a little after 2020. Each decade is marked.

−	The Y axis in in °C, with the "20th century average" at the bottom, up to +1°C (from the average), labelled every 0.2°C.	+	The Y axis is in °C, with the "20th century average" at the bottom, up to +1°C (from the average), labelled every 0.2°C.

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 | image     = global temperature over my lifetime.png
 | titletext = I was really impressed by the accuracy of some of the report's predictions about fossil fuel consumption. Then I realized, oh, right, of course.
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 The Wikipedia article {{w|global temperature record}} has some telling graphs to supplement Randall's.  This one: {{w|File:20200324_Global_average_temperature_-_NASA-GISS_HadCrut_NOAA_Japan_BerkeleyE.svg|Global Average Temperature}} is the global average temperature change for the modern era, since data started being collected regularly in 1850.  This one: {{w|File:2000_Year_Temperature_Comparison.png|2000 Year Temperature Comparison}} reconstructs 2000 years of temperatures.
-And this comic is a small segment of another comic [[1732: Earth Temperature Timeline]].
+And this comic is a small segment of another comic: [[1732: Earth Temperature Timeline]].
 The comic itself links to [https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/2805576-1982-Exxon-Memo-to-Management-About-CO2 the referenced Exxon document about CO2 emissions].

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-==Explanation==[[File:WARC Screaming Man Logo.svg]]
+==Explanation==
 This is Randall Munroe in his role as a meticulous, conscientious presenter of scientific data.  The activities shown in Randall's lifeline, whether learning to ride a bike or even getting married, pale into insignificance when the consequences of unprecedented global average temperature rise are understood and accepted.  In particular, he shows that back in 1982, two years before Randall was born, Exxon wrote an internal report predicting the rise of global temperatures due to fossil fuel use, and 40 years later their prediction (shown as the X in a circle at the top-right) is being shown to be right on track. Unfortunately, that report was hidden and not seen until much later, and the world has been slow to respond with the urgency needed to reverse the damage being done to the planet.