July 2012 was the fourth straight month in which the Northern Hemisphere set a new monthly land temperature record. It was the fourth-warmest July globally.
A look around of the global tropical cyclone activity. Only immediate threat for now is across southeast China as Tropical Storm Kai-tak pushes to the northwest.
A very strong 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck in the deep ocean east of Russia and north of Japan. No injuries or casualties reported. No tsunami warning.