'Her body temperature was 106': How heat is killing Americans in their homes
One day2 outlets reported this in 6 reports over 1 day - a further 4 reports reprinted copy already published elsewhere
The headline, as it travelled
All 6 reports used the same wording across 6 outlets - nobody re-reported it in their own words.
All 6 reports on Mon, 7 September 2026
What it is about
AmericansU.S.Mark KearPatricia SolisMiryam PalafoxBrittany DonovanPaul ValdezKarina MartinezPat SchoneckAlicia WaldoTara GentnerUniversity Of ArizonaArizona Association Of Manufactured Home OwnersBoston UniversityArizona State UniversityMaricopa County, Arizona, United StatesPima County, Arizona, United StatesArizona, United StatesSouth Tucson, Arizona, United StatesSonoran Desert, Arizona, United States
Who published it, and when
How it spread - 2 original reports, 4 reprints
Mon, 7 September 2026
2 reports- NPR News09:00first to report
Heat kills thousands of people across the U.S. every year. The risk is especially high for the millions of Americans who live in manufactured housing like mobile homes and trailers.
4 reprints
- kpcw.org7 Sept, 09:00their copy
- wsiu.org7 Sept, 09:00their copy
- southcarolinapublicradio.org7 Sept, 09:00their copy
- kasu.org7 Sept, 09:00their copy
- Google News - Top Stories09:00
'Her body temperature was 106': How heat is killing Americans in their homes NPR NPR says Tennessee extreme heat related deaths continue to rise WATE 6 On Your Side He died of 'natural causes.' But his mother says she knows what killed him: heat New Hampshire Public Radio NPR spent 2 years tracking deaths from heat. We found a staggering hidden toll Houston Public Media Heat Deaths Likely Undercounted In W.Va. West Virginia Public Broadcasting