By Ben Aris in Berlin Global temperature is now near its peak due to El Niño aerosol decrease. How far will it fall in the coming La Niña? If the El Niño/La Niña average is ~1.5C, given Earth’s energy imbalance, we are now passing through 1.5C, for practical purposes. Global temperature (12-month mean) is still rising at 1.56°C relative to 1880-1920 in the GISS analysis through April… Global temperature is likely to continue to rise a bit for at least a month, peak this summer, and then decline as the El Nino fades toward La Niña, say scientists. “Acceleration of global warming is now hard to …
