As heat wave surges, insurance program pays women in India when it's too hot to safely work

A nonprofit group is paying women when temperatures get too hot to safely work in India. The insurance program attempts to offset lost incomes and health costs incurred by the heat.

We discuss how it works with Kathy Baughman McLeod, CEO of Climate Resilience for All, the group behind this new insurance program.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.