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Umair Irfan

Umair Irfan

Former correspondent

    Latest articles by Umair Irfan

    Volcanoes have erupted in Mexico and Italy. Here are 7 things to know about volcanoes.
    Science

    It’s a reminder that volcanoes are beautiful, dangerous, and closer than we may realize.

    By Umair Irfan
    The Vox guide to extreme heat
    It’s not just climate disasters. “Normal” weather is getting weirder, too.It’s not just climate disasters. “Normal” weather is getting weirder, too.
    The Vox guide to extreme heat

    Why you should keep tabs on the subtle changes in weather, not just extremes.

    By Umair Irfan
    Technology
    Why most car dealers still don’t have any electric vehiclesWhy most car dealers still don’t have any electric vehicles
    Technology

    A new survey finds two-thirds of car dealers didn’t have a single electric vehicle for sale.

    By Umair Irfan
    Smaller, cheaper, safer: The next generation of nuclear power, explained
    Science

    The nuclear industry’s big bet on going small.

    By Umair Irfan
    Science
    7 ways we’ve made the Earth better since the last Earth Day7 ways we’ve made the Earth better since the last Earth Day
    Science

    The most important environmental policies advanced since the last Earth Day.

    By Umair Irfan and Rebecca Leber
    The worst-case scenario for drought on the Colorado River
    The Highlight

    One in eight Americans depend on a river that’s disappearing.

    By Umair Irfan
    Climate
    The EPA’s new plan to cut car pollution has an SUV problemThe EPA’s new plan to cut car pollution has an SUV problem
    Climate

    The regulations would be a cinder block on the gas pedal for EVs.

    By Umair Irfan
    Climate
    UN climate scientists are running out of ways to warn usUN climate scientists are running out of ways to warn us
    Climate

    Coming soon: A world warmed by 1.5 degrees

    By Rebecca Leber and Umair Irfan
    Climate
    Why is it so hard to charge electric vehicles on the road?Why is it so hard to charge electric vehicles on the road?
    Climate

    Electric car owners are finding out how hard it can be to charge EVs at public charging stations.

    By Umair Irfan
    Science
    Why all that rain in California won’t solve its droughtWhy all that rain in California won’t solve its drought
    Science

    The Golden State is struggling to save the water from its atmospheric rivers.

    By Umair Irfan

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