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Umair Irfan

Umair Irfan

Former correspondent

    Latest articles by Umair Irfan

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    Climate

    And why it’s not getting cheaper any time soon.

    By Umair Irfan
    Climate
    Why it’s taking LA so long to rebuildWhy it’s taking LA so long to rebuild
    Climate

    Reforming environmental rules is only a small step to rebuilding after wildfires.

    By Umair Irfan
    Climate
    Why were the central Texas floods so deadly?Why were the central Texas floods so deadly?
    Climate

    How missed flood warnings and infrastructure gaps cost so many lives in central Texas.

    By Umair Irfan
    Climate
    Trump’s plan to replace clean energy with fossil fuels has some major problemsTrump’s plan to replace clean energy with fossil fuels has some major problems
    Climate

    The budget bill sabotages one of the biggest growth sectors of the US economy.

    By Umair Irfan
    Climate
    Meet the Oropouche virus. It may be visiting your city soon.Meet the Oropouche virus. It may be visiting your city soon.
    Climate

    Beware of the biting midge.

    By Umair Irfan
    Climate
    It’s not just the cities. Extreme heat is a growing threat to rural America.It’s not just the cities. Extreme heat is a growing threat to rural America.
    Climate

    The urban heat island sits in a rural heat ocean.

    By Umair Irfan
    Climate
    How climate change will worsen hungerHow climate change will worsen hunger
    Climate

    Even America’s richest farmlands can’t outrun climate collapse. That’s everyone’s problem.

    By Umair Irfan
    Climate
    Why we’re barely keeping track of this growing climate problemWhy we’re barely keeping track of this growing climate problem
    Climate

    Fossil fuel sites can emit a powerful greenhouse gas long after they shut down.

    By Umair Irfan
    The clean energy transition can’t happen without these minerals
    Climate

    The big, complicated race for critical minerals, explained.

    By Umair Irfan
    Climate
    Elon Musk couldn’t change Trump’s mind on electric vehiclesElon Musk couldn’t change Trump’s mind on electric vehicles
    Climate

    Their messy split highlights some real fault lines in clean energy politics.

    By Umair Irfan

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