Scott Dance

Baltimore, Washington, D.C., United States

Extreme Weather and Climate Change Reporter at The Washington Post

@washingtonpost reporter focused on extreme weather and climate change. @niemanfdn '21. @sejorg @nlgja member.

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These places usually offer relief from dangerous heat. Not this week.

1 day ago | washingtonpost.com | Brady Dennis |Scott Dance |Ruby Mellen

INDIAN BEACH, North Carolina — For Allison Johnson and her family, the beach was no place to linger this week. Rather than setting up a tent and spending Tuesday afternoon at the edge of the Atlantic Ocean here, they pulled their lounge chairs right into the surf. Maybe, the 51-year-old said, she would bring her son, daughter-in-law and granddaughters back at dusk, when the sun sank low and the sand would no longer sear their feet.
D.C. region cooks under high temperatures amid heat wave

3 days ago | washingtonpost.com | Kyle Swenson |Sophia Solano |Hau Chu |Scott Dance

D.C. region cooks under high temperatures amid heat wave (washingtonpost.com) D.C. region cooks under high temperatures amid heat wave By Kyle Swenson; Sophia Solano; Hau Chu; Scott Dance 2025062422483800 High heat clamped down on Tuesday across the eastern United States once again, with more than 75 million Americans between North Carolina and Maine spending the day under an extreme heat warning from the National Weather Service.
What we know about suspect captured in Minnesota lawmaker shootings

1 week ago | postguam.com | Praveena Somasundaram |Amy B Wang |Scott Dance |Teddy Amenabar

The suspect in the Minnesota attack that killed a prominent lawmaker and her spouse was taken into custody Sunday after a sprawling two-day search that gripped the nation, as the shootings sparked fears of rising political violence. Over the weekend, police identified the suspect as Vance Boelter, a 57-year-old who allegedly disguised himself as a police officer before fatally shooting state House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband on Saturday. Earlier, he wounded state Sen.
What we know about the at-large suspect in Minnesota lawmaker shooting - The Boston Globe

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Amy B Wang |Scott Dance |Teddy Amenabar

Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were killed, while state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, were critically injured. Boelter, 57, was last seen in Minneapolis on Saturday morning and should be considered armed and dangerous, police said. He is about 6-foot-1 and 220 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes, and was thought to be working to leave the Twin Cities area.
What we know about suspect captured in Minnesota lawmaker shootings

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Praveena Somasundaram |Amy B Wang |Scott Dance |Teddy Amenabar |Niha Masih

What we know about suspect captured in Minnesota lawmaker shootings (washingtonpost.com) What we know about suspect captured in Minnesota lawmaker shootings By Praveena Somasundaram; Amy B Wang; Scott Dance; Teddy Amenabar; Niha Masih 2025061500552800 The suspect in the Minnesota attack that killed a prominent lawmaker and her spouse was taken into custody Sunday after a sprawling two-day search that gripped the nation as the shootings sparked fears of rising political violence. Over the...
Minn. lawmaker, husband killed in shooting, setting off search for gunman

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Patrick Marley |Danielle Paquette |Tobi Raji |Scott Dance

Minn. lawmaker, husband killed in shooting, setting off search for gunman (washingtonpost.com) Minn. lawmaker, husband killed in shooting, setting off search for gunman By Patrick Marley; Danielle Paquette; Tobi Raji; Scott Dance 2025061500022900 BROOKLYN PARK, Minn.
Manhunt underway for suspect in shooting that killed a Minnesota lawmaker

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Tobi Raji |Teddy Amenabar |Scott Dance |Amy B Wang

Manhunt underway for suspect in shooting that killed a Minnesota lawmaker (washingtonpost.com) Manhunt underway for suspect in shooting that killed a Minnesota lawmaker By Tobi Raji; Teddy Amenabar; Scott Dance; Amy B Wang 2025061415235700 Authorities have named Vance Boelter, 57, as a suspect in the shootings that killed a top Democrat in the Minnesota House, Melissa Hortman, and her husband early Saturday, as well as another shooting that wounded Democratic state Sen. John Hoffman and his...
Trump wants to end FEMA, says governors can handle disasters

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Scott Dance

Trump wants to end FEMA, says governors can handle disasters (washingtonpost.com) Trump wants to end FEMA, says governors can handle disasters By Scott Dance 2025061022191700 President Donald Trump said Tuesday that his administration plans to "wean" states off Federal Emergency Management Agency assistance after this year's hurricane season, offering in the most explicit terms yet his plans for states to respond to natural disasters and other emergencies on their own. "We're moving it back...
As Disasters Loom, Emergency Managers Say They Aren't Counting On FEMA

2 weeks ago | southfloridareporter.com | Scott Dance |Brady Dennis

Preparation for the unknown was always in Alan Harris's job description as emergency manager for Seminole County, Florida, where thousands of homes suffered flood damage during Hurricane Ian in 2022. But as hurricane season begins this year, there is a fresh layer of uncertainty to contend with. The Trump administration has declared a desire to reshape a federal disaster response system widely considered to be too complicated and winding,and hasalready taken steps to upend it.
As disasters loom, emergency managers say they aren’t counting on FEMA

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Scott Dance |Brady Dennis

As disasters loom, emergency managers say they aren’t counting on FEMA (washingtonpost.com) As disasters loom, emergency managers say they aren’t counting on FEMA By Scott Dance; Brady Dennis 2025060810001200 Preparation for the unknown was always in Alan Harris's job description as emergency manager for Seminole County, Florida, where thousands of homes suffered flood damage during Hurricane Ian in 2022.