Currently in San Francisco — October 12, 2023: Calm sunny Thursday

The weather, currently.

After high winds on Wednesday, Thursday promises to be much calmer — meaning very little wind and no major gusting — with the same full sun we’ve been seeing. Highs will head over 70 midday, with temps dropping to the mid-50s overnight.

— Britta Shoot

What you need to know, currently.

A new comprehensive summary of September’s shocking global temperature record was published on Wednesday. It’s worth a read in its entirety — it give an overview of exactly what happened, why, and what we can expect over the coming year or so as a result.

I’ll leave it at that. This graph says it all.

We are in a climate emergency.

— Eric Holthaus

What you can do, currently.

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