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Here's why an Arizona medical examiner is working to track heat-related deaths

16 Sep 2026, 23:07 GMT By Alejandra Borunda
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Photo Here's why an Arizona medical examiner is working to track heat-related deaths
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No one across the U.S. is consistently tracking climate-fueled deaths. One medical examiner has a new protocol on heat-deaths.