The auto industry came off a June that saw the best sales rate since 2007, and the momentum appears to have run through July. Toyota had its best July since 2008; GM had its best July since 2007.

If you thought July was so hot that the trees were heard whistling for dogs, that you had to turn on your furnace to cool off and that logs rolled into the shade by themselves, you wouldn't seem too ...

July was notable for the extreme heat in China, the Russian Arctic, southern New England and portions of Western Europe. An intense cold wave briefly affected southern South America and heavy rainfall ...