Currently in the Twin Cities — July 16, 2024: Finally, a cool down

The weather, currently.

Another round of storms brought severe weather to western Minnesota early Monday. A cool front is bringing more comfortable and stable air into the region for the rest of the week. Tuesday will still be a day of transition with lower dew points. Sunny skies prevail Wednesday and Thursday with temperatures gradually warming back toward normal by the end of the week.

— Sven Sundgaard

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.