Currently in Los Angeles — July 31, 2024: Ramping up to another heat wave

The weather, currently.

A warming trend will kick off in earnest on Wednesday, with temps back in the mid-80s for LA metro. By the weekend we’ll be in the 90s, to maybe triple digits for the valleys. Also tracking a real threat of monsoonal moisture and humidity not just for inland L.A., but closer to the coast. But let’s not get ahead of ourselves yet.

— 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.