Currently in Los Angeles — July 8, 2024: More record-setting heat

The weather, currently.

The heatwave will continue, with mid 80s for LA metro and 90s for the valleys on Monday.

The heatwave during the long weekend did not underwhelm with even places known for blistering heat setting all-time records. Friday in Palm Springs hit 124, the hottest ever for a town that sees 115 days of 100 degrees or more each year on average. Back in the LA basin, valley locations flirted with or hit triple digits on Friday.

— 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.