Currently in San Francisco — July 12, 2024: Another gorgeous weekend

The weather, currently.

The worst of this week’s heat happened on Thursday, so by Friday, we’ll see the highest temps dip back down to the low 70s. The weekend will be even milder, with daytime highs in the high 60s. Overnights stay steady in the mid-50s.

The fog will… do whatever it wants? Probably continue to engulf the outer avenues and the Golden Gate Bridge? Depending on where you spend time, pack your summer layers accordingly.

— 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.