Umair Irfan
Correspondent
Umair Irfan is a correspondent at Vox writing about climate change, Covid-19, and energy policy. He has written about universal vaccines, the environmental paradox of air conditioning, and the mysterious rise of food allergies. He has reported on the ground from California’s deadliest wildfire, from the laboratory housing the world’s most powerful laser, and from the tallest structure in Latin America, deep in the heart of the Amazon rainforest.
Irfan is also a regular contributor to and occasional host of the radio program Science Friday. Prior to Vox, he was a reporter for ClimateWire at E&E News in Washington, DC, where he covered environmental health, the Department of Energy, and climate research. His work has also been published in Scientific American and the New York Times. You can DM him on Twitter at @umairfan.
Latest articles by Umair Irfan
It’s getting harder to protect your home from climate risk. Here are some things you can do.
Scientists are getting better at predicting the sun’s antics.
If a wealthy, advanced economy is having a hard time getting off coal, what does it mean for the rest of the world?
Climate change and the outgoing El Niño will likely ignite more weather extremes.
Greenhouse gas emissions might have already peaked. Now they need to fall — fast.
You actually can use less energy and have more convenience in your home.
Why we need to take seemingly small earthquakes seriously
Scientists have drastically improved our understanding of seismic events. Here are eight things to know.
US solar power has more than doubled since the last eclipse. What will happen during this one?
Coal, oil, and natural gas producers have found their vision for a low-carbon world.