To be relevant in 2021, coverage of weather and climate has to be grounded in truth. It has to be trustworthy. It has to be personal. It has to meet people where they are.
The main truth of our time is the climate emergency & that we need systemic change to thrive this century.
Any media service — especially a weather service — not grounded in that truth is not going to do well.
Viewers are smart. We know when we're being lied to, we know when key facts are missing.
That's why leading with climate is the only way weather coverage is going to work.
At @currently, we're leading with the climate emergency, the most important truth of our time.
So, the heat wave in Canada was so strong that it created extreme wildfire conditions, and when the fires started the heat plumes were so strong they created severe thunderstorms, which are so strong they're creating lightning that's sparking new fires
Good morning. Today will be the hottest day in the history of the Pacific Northwest.
This heat wave is what climate change looks like. Quite frankly this is one of the most unusually extreme weather events I’ve ever seen in my 18 years as a meteorologist. getrevue.co/profile/curren…
It's 99°F at noon in Portland.
The high today will be 110°F+, hotter than it has ever been in Houston or Miami.