A Framework for a Heat-Ready Nation

Extreme heat is now the deadliest climate threat in the U.S., and its impacts are growing along corridors like I-10, where communities face rising temperatures, rapid growth, and strained infrastructure.

That’s why the new “Framework for a Heat-Ready Nation” from the Federation of American Scientists and the Ten Across Resilience Network is such a critical step forward.

The framework lays out five decisive measures to protect lives, communities, and infrastructure:
1️⃣ Empower leadership to tackle heat.
2️⃣ Use real-time heat assessments to trigger emergency protocols.
3️⃣ Treat heat as both an acute and chronic threat in planning.
4️⃣ Activate transparent, coordinated emergency responses.
5️⃣ Invest in long-term resilience through smarter codes, land use, and funding.

This isn’t just theory—leaders from across the Sunbelt, including the I-10 corridor, informed this framework through real-world collaboration earlier this year.

With 2,300 documented deaths from heat in 2023 and economic losses in the hundreds of billions, the need for coordinated action has never been clearer.

🔗 Learn more: Framework for a Heat-Ready Nation

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