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Umair Irfan

Umair Irfan

Former correspondent

    Latest articles by Umair Irfan

    Climate
    The Midwest floods are going to get much, much worseThe Midwest floods are going to get much, much worse
    Climate

    An “unprecedented” flood season lies ahead this spring, according to NOAA.

    By Umair Irfan
    Climate
    Extreme weather has again damaged a major military baseExtreme weather has again damaged a major military base
    Climate

    The military knows its bases face more flood risks as the climate changes. It isn’t ready.

    By Umair Irfan
    Climate
    Playing hooky to save the climate: why students are striking on March 15Playing hooky to save the climate: why students are striking on March 15
    Climate

    Greta Thunberg, a 16-year-old climate activist from Sweden, has inspired kids in more than 112 countries to skip school.

    By Umair Irfan
    Climate
    We need to talk about the ethics of having children in a warming worldWe need to talk about the ethics of having children in a warming world
    Climate

    Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, nonprofits, and ethicists are now publicly addressing questions about procreation in the age of climate change.

    By Umair Irfan
    Climate
    An Illinois bill leans into the most contentious part of the Green New DealAn Illinois bill leans into the most contentious part of the Green New Deal
    Climate

    Illinois is weighing a 100 percent renewable energy bill that includes jobs, equity, and social justice.

    By Umair Irfan
    Climate
    How Trump’s EPA is letting environmental criminals off the hook, in one chartHow Trump’s EPA is letting environmental criminals off the hook, in one chart
    Climate

    Referrals for criminal prosecutions for environmental crimes are at a 30-year low.

    By Umair Irfan
    Climate
    The kids suing the government over climate change want to halt fossil fuel extractionThe kids suing the government over climate change want to halt fossil fuel extraction
    Climate

    The plaintiffs in Juliana v. United States say they’ve been denied their right to a safe and stable climate.

    By Umair Irfan
    Climate
    Mudslides, snow, and flash floods: an atmospheric river has soaked CaliforniaMudslides, snow, and flash floods: an atmospheric river has soaked California
    Climate

    The storm system stretched hundreds of miles wide and carried as much water as 15 Mississippi Rivers.

    By Umair Irfan
    Explainers
    California has 149 million dead trees ready to ignite like a matchbookCalifornia has 149 million dead trees ready to ignite like a matchbook
    Explainers

    18 million trees died just last year. That poses a huge fire and injury hazard.

    By Umair Irfan
    Climate
    No, the Green New Deal won’t threaten the gridNo, the Green New Deal won’t threaten the grid
    Climate

    Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler used an old trope about grid reliability to criticize the Green New Deal on ABC.

    By Umair Irfan

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