On a muggy and warm Monday morning in December, I met with Larry King at the New York City offices of Sirius XM to talk some NFL. More specifically, to talk about betting the games.

FORBES: Larry King Is Killing It With His NFL Betting Picks This Year

Scientists also analyzed the United Kingdom's very warm November 2011 and a very cold December 2010.

CNN: Extreme weather: Get ready to see more of it, scientists say

Oliveira, who meets Hatton in London on 11 December, is incensed at being branded a "warm-up fight".

BBC: SPORT | Boxing | Veteran Oliveira fumes at Hatton

They play two three-day warm-up matches before the first of three Tests starts on 1 December.

BBC: CHOOSE A SPORT

After an unusually cold winter in 2011 (December 2010-February 2011) the winter of 2012 was unusually warm in the continental United States.

WSJ: William Happer: Global Warming Models Are Wrong Again