Currently in San Francisco — August 20, 2024: Warmest day of the week

The weather, currently.

Tuesday looks to be our warmest day this week, with highs rising toward 80 and those strong winds coming in from the west around 20 mph. Even when the days heat up though, the nights stay reliably cool in the mid-50s. Hope you’ve been able to peek out at that brilliantly bright full moon these past days!

— Britta Shoot

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.