Behind the scenes: How the data and science teams measured heat stress

The podcast episode features interviews with the four journalists behind Taking on the Heat, a data-driven story on heat stress in Chennai. The story follows the daily experiences of four working-class individuals with varying levels of exposure to direct sunlight. Each participant was equipped with a device that recorded temperature and humidity data throughout their workday.  

The analysis sheds light not only on their exposure to heat but also on how they manage it—and what kind of support the State could offer to ease their burden. 

Guests: Vasudevan Mukunth, Nitika Francis, Srinivasan Ramani, and Areena Arora 

Host: Vignesh Radhakrishnan 

Camera: Shivaraj S, Thamodharan B, and Kailas Krishna 
Editing: Shivaraj S and Sharmada Venkatasubramanian 
Produced by: Sharmada Venkatasubramanian 

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