Currently in Los Angeles — October 6, 2023: A weekend for the beaches

The weather, currently.

The Santa Anas are in full swing across the region with yesterday’s temps soaring even by morning. It was 80 in Hollywood before 10 am, and 94 by 2p, not much cooler than Palm Springs at 99. Santa Monica hit the lower 80s, as well.

Friday and into the weekend expect similar warm weather, though with a degree or two of cooling, especially on Saturday as the ridge starts to move on. But this is a weekend for the beaches, and for another data point to be added in the "Why Ade Moved to California" dossier.

— Ade Adeniji

What you need to know, currently.

New data show that September was largest monthly climate anomaly ever observed globally.

The bright red bar at the right side of the graph below is a shocking summation of this year’s extraordinary climate extremes: September 2023 was 0.5°C warmer than any other September in history — a margin that surpasses all of the combined warming of the past 20+ years. It was so unusually hot that climate scientists were left speechless.

Floods, fires, heat waves, droughts — this year has already featured disasters on a massive scale, and the growing El Niño is likely to compound those disasters in the months to come.

We are in a climate emergency — and each of us are already part of the team that can build a better future.

But I get it. This kind of news is so difficult to hear and decide what to do with. Each of us are only one person, and sometimes it feels completely overwhelming to watch the world literally spiral out of control.

Our sister publication, The Phoenix, has some advice for how to navigate your emotions, join with others, and take meaningful action.

— Eric Holthaus

What you can do, currently.

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