
Umair Irfan
Former correspondent
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The US was warned.


The scientist who defended forecasters against political pressure during Hurricane Dorian was told to step down for reinforcing scientific integrity.


Three of the four largest fires in Colorado history have ignited since July.


Researchers are concerned the FDA’s first full approval of a Covid-19 drug doesn’t have enough research behind it.


How Biden could use the powers of the presidency to protect vulnerable communities and hold fossil fuel companies accountable.


The decision to wait for more evidence means it’s very unlikely a Covid-19 vaccine will see any form of approval before Election Day.


Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna will split the 2020 Nobel Prize in chemistry.


The August Complex Fire in Northern California has now burned an area larger than Rhode Island.


Trump was given an unproven antibody therapy from Regeneron after testing positive for the coronavirus.


Why doesn’t every workplace have the same level of testing as the White House?