Scott Dance

Want to know where local @NWS forecast offices are no longer monitoring weather around-the-clock? @ssdance and @JohnMuyskens have you covered: washingtonpost.com/weather/2025/0…

Scoop from @ssdance: As the National Weather Service scrambles to fill vacancies, staffing at four local forecast offices is so critical that they are no longer operating 24-7. More offices are expected to follow soon. washingtonpost.com/weather/2025/0…

"The facilities being eyed for closures serve as nerve centers essential to disseminating warnings of tornadoes and other weather hazards, feeding weather observations into forecasting models used around the world." Reporting by @ssdance washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…

SCOOP, from @partlowj and @ssdance The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers colonel responsible for releasing reservoir water at Trump’s direction in January knew it wouldn’t reach Southern California as he promised, a memo obtained by @washingtonpost shows washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…

NEW: More forbidden words. Here are the words putting science in the crosshairs of Trump’s orders ⁦@Carolynyjohnson⁩ ⁦@ssdance⁩ ⁦@JoelAchenbach⁩ washingtonpost.com/science/2025/0…

We have a new position for graphics reporter within the Climate and Environment desk at The Post! Here are the details: washpost.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/washingt…

Happy winter solstice to the Northern Hemisphere & summer solstice to the Southern Hemisphere! It's the longest day for the south and the shortest day for the north, due to Earth's axial tilt and orbit of the Sun. Today's daylight hours visualized ⤵️

Thursday's major quake off the coast of California didn't produce a tsunami, but it struck a region likely to see one one day — a reminder of that danger and the work still to be done to prepare for such an event. by @HazardWriter: washingtonpost.com/weather/2024/1…

My most read @washingtonpost author this year was… me. Vanity, or self-editing? Get your own 2024 Newsprint at wapo.st/newsprint. #WaPoNewsprint

As 2023 came to a close, scientists hoped a stretch of record heat that emerged across the planet might finally subside this year. That didn’t happen — and 2024 will likely end up even hotter. Here’s what that might mean for the pace of global warming: wapo.st/4eZ5PY0

It was supposed to get cooler this year, as the El Niño weather pattern subsided. But it didn't, and that's why scientists are so worried. @ssdance and @BenNollWeather lay out what it means, for all of us washingtonpost.com/weather/2024/1…

The Northeast is used to sending its wildland firefighters out West to help out. This year, they’ve been importing firefighting assistance, instead. “This is new for us,” a veteran Connecticut fire official said. wapo.st/3OxWH1N

Happy Thanksgiving from the Post Guild. This week, as always, we’re thankful for remote work flexibility. Here are just some of the reasons why 🧵

The polar night begins today in Utqiagvik, Alaska, formerly known as Barrow. The sun won't rise for 64 days. Nice explainer on global sunrises and sunsets by @MatthewCappucci: washingtonpost.com/weather/2024/1…

Thank you to everyone honoring our NYT Games picket line and breaking your Wordle streaks! We're so grateful that made you a strike game! Play today's union-friendly connections here: connections.swellgarfo.com/game/-OAxFXBC7…

Larry Hogan decides not to decide, and skips voting for president bit.ly/3NWqWPM

NEW: The Baltimore Sun Guild’s news members are launching a seven-day byline strike, from Nov. 3 to Nov. 10, including Election Day, citing sliding journalistic standards and union-busting proposals raised by management at the bargaining table.

Marty Baron on the consequences of cancelling subscriptions

We're approaching 10,000 letters sent to Washington Post management over last week's decision to end endorsements. Will you add yours? actionnetwork.org/letters/send-a…

The @washingtonpost is in the news now... ...but its journalists — including @sarahkaplan48, @brady_dennis, @ssdance, @NaemaAhmed, Matt McClain & me, plus many editors — are still on the ground, doing necessary work like this washingtonpost.com/weather/intera…