Currently in Boston — July 18, 2024: Slowly Turning Drier

The weather, currently.

A cold front passing off the coast Thursday allows drier and somewhat cooler air to move in to the area.

Dew points will fall during the afternoon and by tonight the air will finally be more comfortable. The weekend will be warm and dry with highs in the 80s and more comfortable sleeping weather. I see an increase in humidity again next week with a chance of more 90s before the month comes to an end.

— Dave Epstein

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.