How Grannies Are Saving Spain From a Heat Wave

Retired women in a small Spanish town crochet colorful shade canopies that cool the streets during brutal summer heat, turning Alhaurin de la Torre into an unlikely tourist draw. The piece spends as much time on the social bond of the crochet circle as on the engineering of the shade itself.

Why it's free: Free on Great Big Story's own channel; GBS produced and posted it there itself.