Currently in Los Angeles — July 24, 2024: 90s once again

The weather, currently.

As we head into midweek, temperatures will actually be on the rise again, with highs flirting with 90 for LA metro Wednesday, and even a bit warmer Thursday and Friday.

I’ve been enjoying early morning hikes before 8 AM when temps are still only in the upper 60s. But hey, at least we’re not Redding, California. That NorCal city has only recorded one day all month where the high was below 100 degrees!

— 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.