Currently in Los Angeles — July 10, 2024: Warmest day of the week

The weather, currently.

Wednesday should be the warmest day of the next seven with valley temperatures back up at or near 100, with LA metro around 90. Santa Monica might even hit 80.

July so far has been a heater, with Claremont in the San Gabriel Valley hitting 90 or more on every day so far this month, with a good chance of triple digits today. Looking ahead, tracking a possible return of some monsoonal moisture this weekend for the interior.

— 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.