Due to high humidity and temperatures, most of the European continent was covered in vegetation.
But due to rising temperatures in the last two decades, heavy snowfalls have become less frequent.
The game is agreed drawn after about an hour of play, with the pieces melting due to temperatures above freezing in both cities.
Due to high winds and low temperatures, hypothermia is a danger even in the summer.
Once the snow has disappeared, the soil dries quickly due to the strong sun and high temperatures reached in summer.
While the amount of rainfall may not change in this region, the snowpack will due to rising temperatures.
As the ice retreats due to rising temperatures, the oil companies are moving in to drill.
Construction was halted once again in January 2010 due to freezing temperatures.
On Surtsey this process has happened quite rapidly, due to high temperatures not far below the surface.
During the winter, although without water (due to temperatures below 0) it is still a valued sculpture.