Currently in the Twin Cities — June 25, 2024: A break from the humidity

The weather, currently.

Strong to severe storms are possible Monday evening within our humid air mass ahead of a cool front.

Dew points will drop Tuesday making it more comfortable.

I dare say Pride weekend looks beautiful as of now with dry weather Saturday and Sunday and highs in the 70s.

— Sven Sundgaard

On Tuesday, June 25 join Currently founder Eric Holthaus in conversation with local author Ashley Shelby for the launch of her newest collection of short stories of climate fiction — Honeymoons in Temporary Locations.

Moon Palace Books, 6pm on Tuesday evening. See ya there!

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.