So, the same extra heat pulls the soil moisture out of the ground and causes these deeper, longer, more pervasive droughts and many of them are underway right now.

所以，同样的，额外的热量让土壤中的水分蒸发了出来，造成了更严重的，更长时间的，和更普遍的干旱，并且这种情况正在持续发生。