Alejandra Borunda

1 month ago | envirolink.org | Alejandra Borunda

From NPRExposure to heat can alter the way your DNA works, according to a new study. The effects could lead to long-term health outcomes. (Image credit: Nick Ut)

1 month ago | boisestatepublicradio.org | Alejandra Borunda |Nate Schweber

Phoenix heat is notorious for the harm it causes in the short-term, like heat stroke and heart problems. Just last year, temperatures there topped 90 degrees Fahrenheit for a record-breaking 188 days. More than 140 of those days surpassed 100 degrees. A new study published in Science Advances shows that prolonged heat exposure of that magnitude can even modify how people's genes behave, speeding up aging at the molecular level and potentially impacting people's long-term health.

1 month ago | laist.com | Alejandra Borunda

Phoenix heat is notorious for the harm it causes in the short-term, like heat stroke and heart problems. Just last year, temperatures there topped 90 degrees Fahrenheit for a record-breaking 188 days. More than 140 of those days surpassed 100 degrees. A new study published in Science Advances shows that prolonged heat exposure of that magnitude can even modify how people's genes behave, speeding up aging at the molecular level and potentially impacting people's long-term health.

1 month ago | khsu.org | Alejandra Borunda

LEILA FADEL, HOST:Staff cuts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration could interrupt the weather forecasts many Americans rely on. Several hundred NOAA employees have been fired. NPR's Alejandra Borunda reports. ALEJANDRA BORUNDA, BYLINE: Did you check the weather on your phone this morning? If you did, you interacted with NOAA. TIM GALLAUDET: What NOAA does really is they support pretty much every American every day in a positive way. BORUNDA: That's retired Rear Admiral Tim Gallaudet.

1 month ago | wunc.org | Alejandra Borunda

NOAA began firing employees last week as part of government-wide layoffs ordered by the Trump administration. The terminations could impact weather forecasting, which millions rely on.