Currently in Chicago — August 23, 2024: Dog days of summer

The weather, currently.

After a mild evening with a low just under 60, we will see a gradual warming trend over the next four days. Friday will hover just under 80, Saturday up to 85, Sunday might top 88, and Monday will find us well into the 90s. The evening lows won’t go below 70 until next week.

If you can open your home and your heart to a new animal companion, crowded city shelters have waived adoption fees for the rest of the summer. My rescue girl is snoozing on my foot right now, and I can’t imagine life without her!

— Katje Sabin

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.