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How does Chennai cope with its extreme heat, humidity and delayed sea breeze? | Urban Heatscapes E1

Executive Producer: Joel Michael Camera & Editing: Shreya K A, Prabhat Kumar, Dhruval Parekh, Surangya Kaur Voice Over: Gargi Dwivedi, Surangya Kaur Production Manager: Sunny Gautam Chennai, less than 1500km from the equator, is a city where the sun never seems to take a break and instead crashes down like an angry wave impacting daily lives and livelihoods. Delayed sea breezes and rising night temperatures makes matters worse as they leave the city sweltering around the clock. Add to it another silent killer; humidity. Down To Earth’s Shreya K A and Prabhat Kumar travelled to Chennai to understand how the city and its citizens are coping and adapting to this dangerous combination of heat and humidity. In this episode, Down To Earth takes a closer look at how Chennai’s population, especially the coastal communities are adjusting to these scorching and perspiring summers and what steps are being taken to help the city’s residents survive this heat index. How does Chennai cope with its extreme heat, humidity and delayed sea breeze? | Urban Heatscapes 00:00 - 1:55 Intro 1:56 - 2:50 Heat stress in Chennai 2:51 - 4:11 Fisherfolks' experience of heat and the effect on their health & productivity 4:12 - 4:50 Heat Index analysis of Chennai 4:51 - 6:07 How heat impacts fish-sellers 6:08 - 7:06 Correlation of humidity and heat 7:07 - 9:17 Sea breeze and its role in heat stress 9:18 - 9:52 Built area environment and urban heat island effect 9:53 - 10:54 How heat impacts auto drivers and people on the street 10:55 - 13:40 Night time temperature and its effect 13:41 - 15:04 TN government's heat mitigation plans & policies 15:06 - 15:47 Conclusion Down to Earth is Science and Environment fortnightly published by the Society for Environmental Communication, New Delhi. We publish news and analysis on issues that deal with sustainable development, which we scan through the eyes of science and environment.