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Covers:  Environment, climate change, weather, policy
Writing about the ways climate change is reshaping our lives for @nytimes.

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Scott Dance is The Baltimore Sun's environment reporter. He specializes in stories that combine compelling narratives with environmental policy analysis, giving readers a greater understanding of the impacts of and adaptations to pollution and climate change. He was a 2020-2021 Abrams Nieman Fellowship in Local Investigative Journalism at Harvard University focused on how we are — and are not — responding to extreme weather and climate change.

Since joining The Sun in 2012, he has covered every…

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A Baltimore County cul-de-sac is no more after flood-weary residents made a decision many communi...

A Baltimore County cul-de-sac is no more after flood-weary residents made a decision many communi...

The advertisement wooed buyers to Woodlawn Estates, a new Baltimore County subdivision, where $10,800 bought …

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After 2,857 nights, Baltimore's 'Streetcorner Astronomer' sets up his telescope one last time

After 2,857 nights, Baltimore's 'Streetcorner Astronomer' sets up his telescope one last time

On a crisp Saturday night in Fells Point, Herman Heyn starts his beloved ritual. He tightens his telescope on…

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Maryland has hundreds of properties that have repeatedly suffered damaging floods. Few are prepar...

Maryland has hundreds of properties that have repeatedly suffered damaging floods. Few are prepar...

The first of a trio of deluges to hit historic Ellicott City since 2011 was enough to make Vince Saulsbury bu…

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A Maryland paper mill burns a polluting sludge called black liquor. The state calls it green ener...

A Maryland paper mill burns a polluting sludge called black liquor. The state calls it green ener...

LUKE, Md - The paper mill hulks over a bend in the Potomac River Valley, a castle of pale blue metal between …

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As Natural Disasters Expand, a Disaster-Tracking App Is Booming

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By Scott Dance Verified
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As Natural Disasters Expand, a Disaster-Tracking App Is Booming Known for tracking California wildfires, Watch Duty is moving beyond that mission. Millions of people are turning to it for help. An emergency vehicle at the flooding Guadalupe River in Comfort, Texas, on Thursday.Credit...Joel Angel Juarez/Associated Press Scott Dance has used Watch Duty since he covered the Park Fire, one of California’s largest wildfires on record, in 2024.
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As Natural Disasters Expand, a Disaster-Tracking App Is Booming

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By Scott Dance Verified
| Breaking One
A sheriff in Southern Colorado posted a frightening map on social media this month. It depicted an angry red zone, dotted with flame icons, where wildfires were burning. And a blue zone nearby showed where floods threatened, too. The graphic came from a smartphone app. The mapping and forecasting provided by Watch Duty are quickly becoming indispensable for emergency authorities, utility crews and residents throughout the country.
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The Latest Texas Floods Tested Warning Systems. This Time, They Passed.

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By Scott Dance Verified, Edgar Sandoval
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It was after 3 a.m. Thursday when Joe Swann got word from someone at a bar perched on the banks of the Guadalupe River in Ingram, Texas, that rising floodwaters had triggered a new flood warning device. The alarm was flashing a bright light and blaring orders. "Move away from the tower," the device warned, alerting a nearby campground. By the time Swann arrived to see it for himself, campers were already leaving for higher ground.
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