March’s persistent unseasonable heat was so intense that the Lower 48 states registered its most abnormally hot month in 132 years of records, according to federal weather data. And the next year or so looks to turn the dial up on global warmth even more, as some forecasts predict a brewing El Nino will reach superstrength.

il prices are climbing back toward $100 per barrel on Thursday, while stock markets worldwide slow following their big gains from the day before.

Oil prices are plunging back toward $90 per barrel, and stock markets are surging worldwide after President Donald Trump pulled back from his threat to force a “whole civilization” to die in the war with Iran.