Declining trends in the mortality impacts are found in spite of rising temperature trends. (cato.org)
The apparent rise in evapotranspiration — the process by which water is transferred from the land to the atmosphere by evaporation from plants and soil — is increasing potential drought risk with rising temperature trends, especially during periodic drought cycles that have been linked with strong El Nino events. (sciencedaily.com)
The absence of El Niño during 2017 may have cooled things down a little — but not by much, as rising temperature trends globally «are independent of variation in the Pacific,» Schmidt told reporters. (scientificamerican.com)