Currently in the Twin Cities — July 2, 2024: Heavy rain returns

The weather, currently.

Welp, that was fun. Now we’re back to the rain.

Some strong storms should move through during the wee hours of Tuesday morning, carrying some heavy downpours and strong winds with them. If you’ve been using your patio furniture the past few beautiful days, it might be a good idea to secure anything loose before you go to bed.

On Tuesday, skies should gradually clear, and things should be relatively tranquil again by sunset.

— Eric Holthaus (in for 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.