1.   The most dire forecasts say rising mercury on Earth could bring about both devastating floods and droughts.

2.   Hideo Nomo-Mania in the land of the rising mercury.

3.   Wayward campers, joggers and swimmers are easy to pinpoint because their skin is as red as the rising mercury.

4.   Even more noticeable than the rising mercury was the change in the green conditions during the first round of LPGA Giant Eagle Classic.