Assuming el nino ends, it should be a bit cooler once that happens. But eventually neutral or la nina years will surpass this year's heat.
Though considering the 20 - 30 year lag between creating emissions and feeling their impact, we've still got at least a decade of accelerating heating before it settles into a more constant increase corresponding with emissions plateauing in the 2010s--oh nm, that was just a temporary plateau, it started increasing again during the late 10s. But maybe we're at the peak now and will see the acceleration of heating stop in 20 - 30 years.
So around my early-April birthday I’m used to chaos.
That’s what spring is like. It’s supposed to be weird.
But it’s gotten so weird.. my lilacs got frostbite, and half of the spring growth died… They budded in early March and then several frosts followed.. because of course they did. That’s spring. But man the plants are confused.
