Currently in Chicago — July 29, 2024: Showers and storms

The weather, currently.

The scattered showers and thunderstorms that rolled in on Sunday will stick around through tomorrow and Monday night. Both the chances of storms and the temperature will rise tomorrow, with a high in the mid-80s dropping to a low near 70. The heat and storms will most likely continue off and on through the next week.

While the neighborhood kids of all ages made s’mores at our block party last night, the fireflies added their flair to the celebration. It reminded me about this optimistic piece on how Midwestern fireflies could continue to thrive despite human-driven climate change and environmental disruption.

— Katje Sabin

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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.