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‘Hello, Weather!’ (aka Namatse, Mausam!)
Andrea Polli and Chuck Varga install Hello, Weather! at Khoj. Hello, Weather! attempts to de-mystify the collection and use of weather and climate data by bringing artists, technologists and ecologists together around citizen weather stations. This project investigates cooperative media related to weather and climate observation and science and builds on the existing international phenomenon of Personal Weather Stations in which enthusiasts worldwide combine DIY technology with organized web forums for collecting and analyzing data. The project both visualizes and sonifies the data and invites audiences to engage with the data available in a variety of formats. In addition to the Khoj station, Hello, Weather! currently has four Professional Weather stations in operation: two in New York City , one in Los Angeles
and one in Zurich.
‘One person every hour is killed by air pollution in Delhi.’