Phoenix Faces Soaring Temperatures and Inequities as Extreme Heat Breaks Records

• Extreme heat in Phoenix is breaking records, with over 50 days above 110°F in 2023, and is expected to increase further. This has economic costs.

• Heat causes productivity losses, higher energy consumption for air conditioning, infrastructure damage, crop losses, and air travel delays.

• Outdoor workers lacking air conditioning are especially vulnerable - 20% of Phoenix's workforce. Heat could cause them to miss 4x as much work by 2065.

• Inequities exist, as lower income households and people of color are more exposed to extreme heat risks.

• Report advocates planning for heat resiliency e.g. loans for AC, planting trees, coordinating heat relief programs, and policies to protect outdoor workers.