Scott Dance

Warming ocean waters point to a developing El Niño weather pattern for 2023. The Post's Scott Dance breaks down what this means for future forecasts.

• Extreme Weather

Seasonal forecasting is always difficult, but it’s even harder to predict which of the competing influences will win out in the months ahead.

• Environment

This month, Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a law barring the state from calculating the climate impacts of major projects. At the same time, a federal judge ruled that a first-of-its-kind climate lawsuit will go to trial next month.

• Environment

Although swimming is illegal along parts of the District of Columbia, the Potomac River is probably clean enough for swimmers during the driest stretches of the year, when water pollution is lowest.

• Environment

Lake Powell's water levels are projected to rise 70 to 71 feet by this fall. The key Colorado River reservoir is benefitting from historically high water flows.

• Extreme Weather

Twitter says it will allow government agencies and other public entities to share automated warnings on the social network for free.

• Extreme Weather

The arrival of El Niño could mean significant impacts worldwide, including a push toward levels of global warming that climate scientists have warned could be devastating.

• Climate

The world’s oceans are shattering records, sparking alarm among scientists.

• Extreme Weather

The report, issued after long pause in post-storm reviews, found the agency must improve how it communicates flash flood threats and reaches vulnerable groups.