Currently in Los Angeles — September 21, 2023: Entrenched marine layer continues

The weather, currently.

As I predicted, yesterday’s inversion stuck around for a while — though oddly enough the day started out quite clear around 8 a.m.— with hazy sunshine becoming the norm by 1p.m. The marine layer was even felt as far Julian, an inland town in San Diego County sitting at 4,200 feet. And as a series of lows move through the region, the inversion will continue to strengthen.

Thursday, some locations will flirt with record low high temperatures, with many locations struggling to even get beyond the low 70s. Drizzle is also possible. The farther inland you are, the more of a departure from the norm it will be — with some valley locations feeling more like December during the day than September. Santa Anas, where are you?

— Ade Adeniji

What you need to know, currently.

On Wednesday, President Biden announced the creation of the American Climate Corps — a bucket-list item for youth climate organizers for years.

CNN has more on the backstory, but suffice it to say that a climate corps was originally a Bernie Sanders pledge when he was running for president. It was then part of the Build Back Better plan during the initial Covid response, but got cut — and then it was also part of Joe Manchin’s Inflation Reduction Act — and got cut.

Now it’s a reality, by executive order. So this is a big deal.

Here’s the options for training with the American Climate Corps, according to the brand-new White House signup form:

• Deploy low-cost, reliable, clean energy

• Implement energy-efficient solutions to help families save money on their energy bills

• Rebuild coastal wetlands to protect coastal communities from storm surges and flooding

• Manage forests to prevent catastrophic wildfires

• Protect America’s public lands and waters for future generations

• Enhance agricultural systems to protect natural resources and conserve water during droughts

• Advance environmental justice to ensure all Americans live in healthy, thriving communities

— Eric Holthaus

What you can do, currently.

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