It's these storms, or lack of them,正是这些风暴，或缺少这些风暴

lack of缺乏
Perhaps the only good news was the lack of any new bad news.
也许唯一的好消息就是没有任何新的坏消息。
Within the Bank itself, there seems to be a lack of unanimity.
在银行自身内部，这似乎缺少一致的观点。

As the Earth struggles for climate stability,the weather begins to get extreme.地球努力维持气候稳定的同时，天气开始极端化

struggle for为…而斗争；为…奋斗；为……斗争

They struggled for national independence.
他们为民族独立而斗争。
He struggled for a moment and then died.
他挣扎了一会，然后便死去了。

But it's the small change in average temperature that's behind the predicted increase in some extreme weather events.但平均气温的微小变化，才是增加极端气候发生频率的始作俑者
increase in在…方面增长
Rainfall has increased in some areas in recent days.

最近几天，有些地区的降雨量开始有所增加。
As we made money together, the conversations increased in frequency.
在共同赚钱的过程中，我们之间的沟通频率也不断增加。