Currently in Los Angeles — August 19, 2024: A warmup is on the way

The weather, currently.

To start the workweek on Monday, a warm up is afoot as a ridge builds in. Expect upper 80s and sunny skies for LA metro and 90s for the valleys. The beaches will continue to be sheltered from the heat.

— 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.