Currently in Chicago — August 6, 2024: Stormy morning, then clearing

The weather, currently.

I awoke to a couple of thunder-traumatized dogs this morning, and it looks like they will be having a rough day… and probably an even rougher night. We’ll see showers and thunderstorms Monday night, with a low around 72. Scattered showers will continue through Tuesday, mostly in the morning and clearing in the afternoon with a humid high in the mid-70s.

“We are trying to cultivate joy and respect for the natural world in a way that will last these children a lifetime. Yet we are in the graveyard of ecology all around us.” A chilling long read about widespread herbicide use in IL (gift link).

— 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.