Their reconstruction «shows a succession of warm and cold episodes including peak warmth during Roman and Medieval times alternating with severe cool conditions centred in the fourth and fourteenth centuries.» (globalwarming.org)
In January, Roy Spencer made the comment that, «We are now approaching peak warmth in the tropics due to El Nino conditions. (skepticalscience.com)
Evidence for changes in precipitation is mixed: some studies show a dryer climate during the peak warmth of the PETM, whereas others suggest that rainfall increased. (palaeontologyonline.com)