Currently in Los Angeles — July 25, 2024: This heat wave peaks

The weather, currently.

Thursday should be the warmest day of the next seven, with temps in the low 90s around DTLA, with San Fernando and San Gabriel Valley spots flirting with triple digit temperatures once again. After that, a trough will pass to our north, flatting out the ridge that has kept us warm — and sending high temps a bit below average. Good news, for those of you who wait in the shade under the cover of a building before crossing the street.

— 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.