Currently in San Francisco — August 26, 2024: Hot start to the week

The weather, currently.

With highs toward 80 — and above, in the full sun — Monday will be a hot start to a week that will become progressively cooler. Lower wind speeds (~13 mph) will also contribute to the daytime temperature peaks feeling extra toasty. Thankfully, the overnight lows will dip into that comfortable mid-50s range we rely on to cool off the city and our often older buildings without air conditioning.

— 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.