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John Muyskens

@johnmuyskens.bsky.social
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Graphics reporter at The Washington Post focusing on climate change and environmental justice. Cambridge, MA

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John Muyskens @johnmuyskens.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
The latest iteration of our El Niño forecast tracker is out today. The forecasts update every month, but the daily temperature data on the chart is updated every day. w/ @bennollweather.bsky.social Gift link: wapo.st/4wiMD08
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What will El Niño bring where you live? Maps show its wide-reaching impacts.
A key zone of the Pacific Ocean is already at record warmth. See how rising sea temperatures could impact global weather. These forecasts will be updated regularly.
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John Muyskens @johnmuyskens.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Latest from me, mapping the damage from the Spokane fires: wapo.st/3RY4KKC
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These neighborhoods seemed safe from wildfire. Then they burned.
Images and maps show how the Old Trails Fire pushed beyond familiar danger zones in Washington.
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John Muyskens @johnmuyskens.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Spring is arriving early across swaths of the country. My latest maps w/ @naemas.bsky.social @bennollweather.bsky.social Gift link: wapo.st/4m30NyJ (corrects dates in an image in a previous post)
Map showing when leaves have emerged in the Lower 48 states relative to a normal year. The following places are highlighted: Denver: 26 days early on Feb. 20 (new record); Salt Lake City: 19 days early on March 1 (new record); Omaha: 17 days early on March 13; Pittsburgh: 15 days early on March 11; Philadelphia: 4 days early on March 13; Washington: 1 day late on March 9; Baton Rouge, Louisiana: 14 days early on Jan. 12 (new record); Myrtle Beach, South Carolina: 11 days late on Feb. 15. Data through March 31.
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Arelis R. Hernández @arelisrhdz.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Public lands/parks in AZ, NM, TX our country protected are slated for border wall. The costs are steep. TX’s Big Bend is stunning & loved by its community. Wall is coming despite having few crossings there. The fight is on. w/ @jakespring.bsky.social @johnmuyskens.bsky.social wapo.st/4bVCIGB
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A massive border wall expansion is underway
The aggressive pace of expansion has alarmed advocates who say the construction will destroy pristine country, threaten endangered species, and cut off access to sacred Indigenous and archaeological s...
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Niko Kommenda 🍌🐟 @bananafish.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
curious when D.C.'s cherry trees will be in full bloom this year? i've built a statistical model and tracker page that updates daily: tinius.github.io/blossoms/ now waiting for NPS and @capitalweather.bsky.social predictions to compare
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John Muyskens @johnmuyskens.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Last week, many of my colleagues at The Post were laid off and the visual reporters were among the hardest hit. The great Daniel Wolfe was one of them, and he has written a guide to my dear former teammates which I undersign completely
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Sarah Kaplan @sarahkaplan48.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
If you're one of the ~3 million daily subway riders currently getting drenched while waiting for your train, don't miss this deep dive from me, @johnmuyskens.bsky.social @sadbumblebee.buzz & @kcrowebasspro.bsky.social explaining why the MTA is so flood-prone -- and what can be done wapo.st/49lyC9y
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The NYC subway is drowning. Here’s how to save it.
As the planet warms, subway systems around the world have struggled to cope with floods far beyond what they were originally designed to handle.
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Shannon Osaka @shannonosaka.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
It's not your imagination: Wildfire smoke in the U.S. has dramatically worsened since 2019. According to a new study, it's already killing 41,000 people a year - and it's poised to get much worse. new from me @johnmuyskens.bsky.social and @sadbumblebee.buzz www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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Record wildfire smoke kills more people each year than car crashes. It’s about to get worse.
The past six summers have been the smokiest on record. New research shows that smoke could become the costliest consequence of climate change for Americans.
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Chris Vagasky @coweatherman.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
What we lose when weather balloons don’t fly. Nice visual story by Scott Dance et al. at WaPo. Comments from me, @tdiliberto.bsky.social, and Louis Uccellini. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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What we lose when weather balloons don’t fly
Meteorologists are launching fewer weather balloons across the United States as the National Weather Service loses staff. Some worry forecasts will suffer.
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Scott Dance @byscottdance.com · 16/05/2025
See where the National Weather Service can no longer monitor conditions around the clock, because of DOGE-led staffing cuts:
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Where local forecast offices no longer monitor weather around the clock
For at least half a century, the National Weather Service has been an around-the-clock operation. That is no longer possible in parts of the country.
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Anna Phillips @annamphillips.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
1 in 8 Californians now face extreme fire danger, Post analysis shows www.washingtonpost.com/weather/inte...
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1 in 8 Californians now face extreme fire danger, Post analysis shows
One in 8 Californians now live in places at risk for the kinds of devastating wildfires that tore through Los Angeles this winter, according to a Washington Post analysis of new state fire maps.
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Shannon Osaka @shannonosaka.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Sea level rise is skyrocketing in the U.S. South. Scientists are beginning to understand way. Happy to play a part in this awesome piece with colleagues @johnmuyskens.bsky.social, Simon Ducroquet, Kevin Crowe, and @bananafish.bsky.social. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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Why seas are surging
Since 2010, sea levels at a gauge in Savannah, Georgia have risen by more than 7 inches. Similar trends in sea level rise are happening across the U.S. South.
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Steven Rich @datab.ae · 05/12/2023
a note to Washington Post readers: On Dec. 7, we ask you to respect our walkout by not crossing the picket line: For 24 hours, please do not engage with any Post content. That includes our print + online news stories, podcasts, videos, games and recipes.
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A letter to our readers
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