Coldest July on record throughout Midwest (except Cleveland) - cleveland.com

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Record or near-record cold swept much of the middle part of the nation in July -- with some records being broken from the 1860s -- but a late-month rally in Northeast Ohio left the area barely in the top 20 for coldest July on record.

Sun, at its quietest

Last year was the calmest year of the sun in the last fifty years, in terms of sun spots. In the first four months of this year, it became even more blank. This is in line with expectations that this solar cycle will be smaller and calmer, and the maximum activity will be in May 2013, notes Kenneth Chang

YouTube - Climate Change / Global Warming Dr John Lewis Pt1 Richmond Tea Party Liberty 101 July 25, 2009

Part 1 of a Three Part Series with Dr. John Lewis on Climate Change / Global Warming. This informative talk will stir controversy as well as settle issues. You watch, you decide

YouTube - The Czars - John Holdren

This video is about Dr. John Holdren, Obama's chosen "Science Czar."

CBOT Corn Outlook: Up On Outside Support; Weather Eyed - Cattle Network

Longer-term, Drew Lerner, owner of World Weather Inc., said in a report that he "fully expects another wave of colder than usual weather to come along in the second half of August."

Cooler weather is generally seen as favorable, although Country Hedging says in a morning commentary that "frost concerns are beginning to emerge with the crop needing time to reach full maturity because of the cool growing season."