{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/039b783b-a527-4fdf-b3ce-b3c255ad3034/6890b0e2eb4229c9193b7de0?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Storm Floris: “records could be broken in terms of wind speeds” - Met Office","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba036a1a8cbef5973cf0c0/1754312927120-2541ac42-5275-4af0-9561-4e8eabf8e7cd.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Met Office meteorologist, Aidan McGivern, joins us as <a href=\"https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/storm-floris-latest-weather-updates-travel-warnings-met-office-b1241322.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Storm Floris hits the UK with predicted winds of up to 85mph</a>, causing severe travel disruption.</p><p><br></p><p>And what’s caused snow to fall, for the first time in decades, across some areas of Australia?</p><p><br></p><p>For the first time in hundreds of years, a volcano on Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula erupted on Sunday.</p><p><br></p><p>Plus, a vaccine for gonorrhoea is now available at sexual health clinics in England, as part of a world-first scheme.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Also in this episode:</strong></p><p><br></p><p>-Leopard seal calls have similar structural patterns to nursery rhymes</p><p><br></p><p>-How a Ukrainian soldier escaped enemy lines with the help of a drone and an e-bike</p><p><br></p><p>-What to see at The Peter Harrison Planetarium at the Royal Observatory Greenwich before it closes for redevelopment in September</p><p><br></p><p>-Fifteen Caribbean flamingo chicks hatch in full view of onlookers at Chester Zoo</p>","author_name":"The Evening Standard"}