Currently in Los Angeles — July 18, 2024: Warming back up

The weather, currently.

Hopefully you enjoyed the cooler weather while it lasted. A warmup is in store as we head into the weekend. Expect mid-upper 80s away from the coast Thursday across LA metro, with lower 90s for the valleys. By Friday and the weekend, some of these inland spots will be flirting with triple digits once again.

— 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.