Jason Samenow

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Jason Samenow is The Washington Post’s weather editor and Capital Weather Gang's chief meteorologist. He earned a master's degree in atmospheric science and spent 10 years as a climate change science analyst for the U.S. government. He holds the Digital Seal of Approval from the National Weather Association.

Weather Service warns of ‘dangerous’ and ‘historic’ heat wave in Pacific Northwest

Highs on Sunday could approach 100 degrees in Seattle and 107 in Portland, cities where a significant portion of the population lacks air-conditioning.

By Matthew Cappucci, Jason Samenow and The Washington Post●

June 23, 2021 at 5:49 pm

Record spring heat scorches northwestern Russia and central Canada

The warmth seen in the high latitudes this month is consistent with what climate scientists expect with increasing frequency due to human-caused climate change.

By Jason Samenow and The Washington Post●

May 20, 2021 at 9:54 am

Hurricane Dorian blasting Bahamas while bearing down on Florida, threatening Georgia and Carolinas

Florida’s fate depends on Dorian taking a sharp north turn by Monday night.

By Jason Samenow, Andrew Freedman and The Washington Post●

September 02, 2019 at 7:34 am

Arctic Ocean and Greenland ice sheet seeing record June ice loss

Greenland saw temperatures soar up to 40 degrees above normal Wednesday, while open water exists in places north of Alaska where it seldom, if ever, has in recent times.

By Jason Samenow and The Washington Post●

June 14, 2019 at 11:52 am

Record-crushing October keeps Earth on track for hottest year in 2015

It was Earth's warmest October ever recorded, by a long shot. The record-shattering month was right in step with most preceding months in 2015 -- which is set to easily rank as the warmest year on record.

By Jason Samenow●

November 18, 2015 at 5:31 am