Summer Sights

Brighton Beach, England, July 7                                Reuters/Luke MacGregor

Death Valley, California, July 15                           David McNew/Getty Images

We're about halfway through summer now, and what better time to take a peek at how the season's progressing and how we and other mammals are enjoying it (or, in some cases, not) around the globe (slideshow): http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2013/07/hot-summer-days/100554/