The ability to deal with extreme heat can mean the difference between victory and defeat.

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But extreme need not mean marginal or irrelevant.

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Mr. SCORCESE: Yeah, and they just - I mean literally - extreme, extraordinarily, violent time - I mean in all of the major cities in the East Coast.

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It claimed climate change would mean more extreme weather and an increased risk of a marine accident.

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Nor would extreme weight loss necessarily mean a bad prognosis if Jobs is being treated, Brawley says.

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That does not sound like much but it does mean that extreme rain storms may bring more rain than before - with more moisture in the air, what goes up must come down, and the odds are worse.

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This gauge has been a reliable indicator for our investment team, as markets that enter the extreme territory have historically reverted back to their mean.

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The discovery surveys done under the RCAHMW flying programme in extreme weather conditions - they carry out the work in the heat of summer too - mean "sometimes the story of Wales gets flipped on its head, " said Dr Driver.

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