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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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  • 1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Scott Dance |John Muyskens |Frank Hulley-Jones |Marvin Joseph

    What we lose when weather balloons don’t fly (washingtonpost.com) What we lose when weather balloons don’t fly By Scott Dance; John Muyskens; Frank Hulley-Jones; Marvin Joseph 2025052610005300 GAYLORD, Michigan — On a blustery spring day here, dangerous thunderstorms are looming to the west across Minnesota and Wisconsin.

  • 1 week ago | eu.detroitnews.com | Sarah Kaplan |Scott Dance

    SCIENCESarah Kaplan and Scott DanceThe Washington PostView Comments What to stock on the shelves. Which airport destination to choose for a freight shipment. The specifications for bridge building. Across the country, retailers make calls every day based on weather and climate data from the Weather Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

  • 2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Sarah Kaplan |Scott Dance

    The surprising ways U.S. weather data powers everyday commerce (washingtonpost.com) The surprising ways U.S. weather data powers everyday commerce By Sarah Kaplan; Scott Dance 2025052310000000 What to stock on the shelves. Which airport destination to choose for a freight shipment. The specifications for bridge building.

  • 2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Scott Dance |Ben Cattell Noll

    As many as 19 storms could form this hurricane season, NOAA forecasts (washingtonpost.com) As many as 19 storms could form this hurricane season, NOAA forecasts By Scott Dance; Ben Noll 2025052215525200 A 10th consecutive above-average hurricane season is forecast in the Atlantic basin this year, with warm waters and potentially storm-friendly climate patterns expected to produce as many as 19 tropical storms, including six to 10 hurricanes, government scientists said Thursday. Half of those...

  • 2 weeks ago | seattletimes.com | Scott Dance |John Muyskens

    For at least half a century, the National Weather Service has been an round-the-clock operation. But after the U.S. DOGE Service led efforts to shrink the federal government, that is no longer possible in some parts of the country. In four of the agency’s 122 weather forecasting offices around the country, there aren’t enough meteorologists to staff an overnight shift, according to the National Weather Service Employees Organization, a union representing agency workers.

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