Currently in Los Angeles — August 14, 2024: Warm but not too hot

The weather, currently.

For Wednesday, it’s another day in LA without the robust ridging we’ve seen through much of the summer. Expect mid-80s for LA metro, another warm, but not too hot day.

That earthquake on Monday in Pasadena happened not too long after I hit send on my weather report for yesterday. Go figure. Hopefully everyone is all good now as my parents once again questioned why I moved 2,500 miles away from them.

— Ade Adeniji

What you can do, currently.

A Media Matters analysis found that last year — the hottest calendar year on record — network coverage of climate actually declined in the US. What’s worse, just 12% of reports about climate change mentioned fossil fuels as the driving cause. The media still reported on extreme weather, but stopped short of making the climate connection.

Independent climate journalism like Currently is needed more than ever. And this year, with all of these weather warnings already underway, we’ll unfortunately have plenty of opportunities to do better.