But let's not forget that the extremes were produced on a planet that has warmed by "only" 0.7C in a century.
Scientists and governments agree that the world has warmed by up to 0.6 degree Celsius (1.1 degree Fahrenheit) this century, according to WWF.
With little to hold onto so deep into the holiday season, investors remain warmed by potential progress in the US budget deficit talks.
Scientists say that as the world has warmed by 0.7C, the atmosphere is able to hold 4% more moisture, which means more potential rain.
It can use its High Frequency Instrument to look for the infrared emission from dust that is warmed by stars associated with far-off galaxies.
One of the family's favorite places to hang out is an outside patio, decorated with strings of light bulbs, warmed by a fireplace and with its own TV.
With a quietly chic decor warmed by wood floors and bistro-style tables, Vino Hirata (3456-4744) in Azabu Juban is a good choice for a quiet evening with a few friends.
For a brief second, she imagined her body warmed by the sun and her head pillowed by the sand, while out in the distance he waved to her between surging whitecaps.
"My aged heart is warmed by the lovely letters and emails I receive, especially when they tell me that my work on television inspired the writers to become artists, " Hart added.
Buttonwood has been a fan of ultra-long bonds until now, warmed by the image of a generation of oldsters wandering off into the sunset clutching their perfectly tailored, income-generating, supercreditworthy bonds.
Intermittently warmed by paragraph-long sunbeams of iridescent prose-poetry, yes.
His opposite number Brad Friedel had his palms warmed by a solid strike from Osman and the American was beaten from the following corner when Bilyaletdinov snapped a shot past the keeper.
Situated in the exclusive Solio Private Reserve, the lodge has just six rooms, each with a private lounge warmed by a corner fire, and guests are spoilt with more than 17, 500 acres of private wildlife viewing.
Scientific speculation has led to the appearance of everything from airborne jellyfish drifting through alien skies to heavily armoured crab like creatures scuttling across deserts warmed by distant suns, on television and cinema screens.
Hours can tick by sitting at a window, hands warmed by a cup of hot chocolate, watching people in thick fur coats and hats wending their way through the wintry mists of the city.
Old fashioned gentility is served here, with sitting rooms and a tiny tap room warmed by peat fires, an ample wine cellar, splendid dinners for 60 euros, and 18 sumptuous bedrooms (100 to 160 euros).
Featuring a brand new floor plan, the first level of this house offers a great room and living room both warmed by fireplaces, an expansive eat-in kitchen as well as a guest master with access to the pool.
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As a dedicated disdainer of fashion, I was won over by an enchanting use of the 15th century palace and its loch, the guests warmed by numerous wood-sputtering braziers as the snow fell through epic smoke and lighting effects.
The report's startling numbers are based on calculations by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that the Earth's atmosphere warmed by 0.74 degrees Celsius (1.33 degrees Fahrenheit) from 1906 to 2005, with much of that increase coming in recent decades.
The Earth is warmed naturally by its own nuclear fission reactors within and also by the sun, that big nuclear fusion reactor.
Bolt, who warmed up by playing air guitar while Zorba the Greek played over the public address system, was drawn in lane five.
Wednesday night was all about the Alaska governor, but her task was made easier in that the crowd had already been warmed up by former presidential contenders Rudy Giuliani, Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney.
Among the challenges is modifying sensors designed to detect the heat from an incoming warhead so they can spot the much-cooler satellite, which has no heat source and is warmed only by the sun's rays.
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We may well be warmed into hope by this result, though we should neither be lulled into apathy nor stimulated into over-confidence.
The study used satellite data to show that the building of huge wind farms in west Texas over the last decade has warmed the nights by up to 0.72C.
Miranda grew up in an evangelical family from Detroit, and warmed up her pipes by singing in her church choir.
For those who haven't warmed up to Clinton by now, it's too late.
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The connected yurts house civilized bathrooms, some picnic tables, a rental shop and a cafeteria where the only hot dishes are those warmed in a microwave by customers themselves.
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