Alejandra Borunda
Alejandra Borunda (she/her) is a reporter on NPR's Climate Desk, where she covers the intersection of climate change and health. She reports on how climate change is affecting people's bodies and minds—and how people can, and are, protecting themselves and others.
Before Borunda joined NPR in 2023, she wrote about climate science and environmental issues for National Geographic, where she reported on glacier retreat in Greenland, shade and heat inequity in Los Angeles, climate change's impact on ice fishing in the Great Lakes, and much more.
She has a PhD in Earth and Environmental Sciences from Columbia University, where she studied how tiny dust particles in the atmosphere affected climate change thousands of years ago. [Copyright 2025 NPR]
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Some medicines affect your ability to sweat, stay hydrated, or even to notice if you're overheating. Doctors say keep taking them, but make sure to keep yourself cool. -
Hotter temperatures make breathing problems during sleep more likely, even when it's not extremely hot -
The House and Senate both voted to loosen regulations on air pollutants like dioxin and mercury, which are associated with higher cancer risk. -
EPA announced plans to reorganize the agency, moving science-focused staff into different roles and reducing the overall number of employees. -
Despite improvements in air quality in past decades, 156 million Americans still breathe in too much soot or ozone, says the annual State of the Air report from the American Lung Association. -
The agency forecasts weather, manages fisheries, and researches the world's oceans, atmosphere, and climate. The proposed budget cuts would slash the climate work entirely. -
NOAA relies on hundreds of contracts to keep the agency running. The new commerce secretary is reviewing many of them individually, causing disruptions to many normal operations within the agency. -
Experts say the verdict has relevance for free speech issues nationwide. -
Exposure to heat can alter the way your DNA works, according to a new study. The effects could lead to long-term health outcomes. -
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration houses key groups like the National Weather Service. Experts warn the consequences of employee cuts could be drastic.
