Currently in San Francisco — July 8, 2024: Mild on Monday

The weather, currently.

How did you endure last week’s heat wave? Was the air quality in your area poor as a result of illicit fireworks? Can’t pretend I enjoyed those overlapping conditions…

Thankfully, the week ahead looks to be milder overall, with Monday’s highs in the mid-60s and the fog back to blanket much of the city. Overnights lows continue in the mid-50s.

— 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.