The graph shows spikes and drops in temperature over the past 9,500 years, charting how much higher or lower each year’s temperatures are than the average temperature over the entire time period.

Social media users misrepresented the graph to support the erroneous claim that global temperatures are falling rather than rising, meaning global warming is “a hoax.” The graph being shared online ...

The hockey stick: The original and later versions. Temperature reconstructions of the past 1000 years See all climate myths in our special feature. Updated: See final section. In fact, later ...

New research takes the deepest dive ever into historic climate records and makes the famous "hockey stick" graph look even more dire.

The graph is correct. It shows the average temperature in each year since 1880, using data from NASA. The problem with it is that it is misleading, using a scale that intentionally hides the ...