Currently in Los Angeles — June 27, 2024: Another pleasant day

The weather, currently.

The slight cooldown I promised is in full swing, with 80s being the norm away from the coast on Wednesday. A similar forecast is on tap for Thursday. Some monsoonal moisture to our north in the Sierras. But so far, not much in the way of the monsoon spilling into L.A. County so far this season. Then again, it’s still quite early.

— 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.