Topic: Heat Officer

Marta Segura has been appointed as the first Chief Heat Officer of Los Angeles, a role created to address what the city calls its "primary climate emergency." Despite temperatures in the region remaining in the low 80s, Segura argues that the city must modernize infrastructure to combat the "urban heat island" effect. Critics view the position as a redundant government role designed to solicit federal funding.

A "bomb cyclone" and "atmospheric river" are forecast to bring heavy rain and potential flooding to the U.S. West Coast. The hosts discuss the cyclical nature of California weather and a new BBC report from 18 U.S. intelligence agencies linking climate change to global instability. Additionally, they note the appointment of Africa's first "Chief Heat Officer" in Freetown, Sierra Leone, to manage rising temperatures.