Currently in San Francisco — July 18, 2024: Steady Thursday

The weather, currently.

Another marine layer morning will give way to midday highs around 70 on Thursday, with winds picking up citywide a wee bit, maxing out around 20mph.

The evening will be cool again, with lows in the mid-50s, which personally, I’ve been savoring. Late light plus cool temps equals perfect summer twilight!

— 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.