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Alejandra Borunda
Climate & Health Reporter
Here's why an Arizona medical examiner is working to track heat-related deaths
Alejandra Borunda | Sep 16, 2026, 11:07 PM UTC
No one across the U.S. is consistently tracking climate-fueled deaths. One medical examiner has a new protocol on heat-deaths.
'Her body temperature was 106': How heat is killing Americans in their homesAlejandra Borunda | Sep 7, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC
He died of 'natural causes.' But his mother says she knows what killed him: heatAlejandra Borunda | Sep 2, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC
NPR spent 2 years tracking deaths from heat. We found a staggering hidden tollAlejandra Borunda | Aug 31, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC
Wildfire smoke is like smoking 'half a pack a day.' Here's how to protect yourselfAlejandra Borunda, Julia Simon | Jul 17, 2026, 3:24 PM UTC