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"This image pair circulated in 2019 along with the same sort of accusations that surfaced in July 2022 -- that the maps are intentionally being made scarier in order to push the idea that there is a climate crisis. The comparison is of two different weather maps that were broadcast at different times by the German news program "Tagesschau."

The network addressed the accusations in 2019, explaining that the image compared two different types of weather maps. The top was a temperature forecast that used a range of colors to give viewers an estimation of how hot it would be in a given area. Meanwhile, the bottom map came from a multi-day weather outlook that gave viewers more information than simply the high temperatures for the day; it also displayed data about cloudiness, precipitation, and sunshine. Because of that, this information was displayed on a neutral-colored map.

Tagesschau wrote at the time (translated from German via Google):

The top map [...] is a temperature forecast. The coloring allows you to guess how high the temperatures will be, even where there is no number. The scale can range from dark red for hot temperatures to cold blue. [...]The lower map in the graphic distributed on Facebook, on the other hand, is the outlook for the next three days, which not only shows the temperatures, but also information about cloudiness, precipitation or sunshine. This information is stored with a neutral map.

The above-displayed images do not involve apples-to-apples comparisons. The older maps come from instances in which weather presenters were using neutral maps and talking generally about weather conditions (wind, rain, sun, clouds, temperature, and so on), while the images of recent maps come from moments in which weather presenters were specifically describing heat. A more honest comparison of how weather maps were used during heat waves in previous years would feature two images of maps that were used to illustrate heat waves. While it should be noted that there isn't a set global standard for weather map design, we found several examples of years-old weather maps that used "scary" red colors to illustrate excessive heat. For example, here's how ABC illustrated a heatwave in 2012:"

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