Currently in Los Angeles — July 1, 2024: The heat is on

The weather, currently.

A heatwave is on again across the southland, with upper 80s and well into the 90s inland. By 10am on Sunday morning it was already around 80 in downtown LA.

Expect a similarly warm day on Monday as high pressure sets in. This summer is already delivering way more than last.

— 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.