{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5e6ff9231a6ca3da7e6259ca/61c040ae57f5d70012b2e159?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 46 - The Finnish Forecaster (with Ilona Lang-Ritter)","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5e6ff9231a6ca3da7e6259ca/1640264979473-ff75e0c65fae7507d9ba026bba33b52e.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Meet <strong>Ilona Láng-Ritter</strong>, a meteorologist, storm researcher and expert in international projects at the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI), and a PhD candidate in Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Helsinki. In this episode, Ilona shares her academic journey that went from leaving her position as a TV meteorologist, to become a researcher at the FMI and doing a PhD. Her research focuses on the impact of non-tropical storms on electricity in Finland. Ilona also talks about her many business trips to different countries and what it was like to be the only woman at the table of experts, and how that influenced her decision to do her PhD.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode Danni drank her regular Amaretto and Ilona drank the super-quality and healthy Finnish tap water.</p><p><br></p><p>You can follow Ilona on her:</p><p>Twitter:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/lang_ilona\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@lang_ilona</a></p><p>LinkedIn: <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/ilona-l%C3%A1ng-ritter-384b191b6\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ilona Lang-Ritter</a></p><p><a href=\"https://en.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi/cv-ilona-lang\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ilona's Profile on FMI</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>Contact us:</u></strong></p><p>Host: Danni Reches (<a href=\"https://twitter.com/DanniReches\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@DanniReches</a>)</p><p>Producer and Editor: Ido Rosenzweig (<a href=\"https://twitter.com/IdoRosenzweig\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@IdoRosenzweig</a>)</p><p><br></p><p>Contact us:</p><p>On Twitter:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/What2doWithTHAT\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@What2DoWithTHAT</a></p><p>On Facebook:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/what2dowiththat/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@What2DoWithTHAT</a></p><p>On Instagram:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://instagram.com/what2dowiththat\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@What2DoWithTHAT</a></p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe to&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAYeK50FchjFgWgTlEA1epw\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">our YouTube Channel</a></p><p>Our website:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://open.acast.com/shows/5e6ff9231a6ca3da7e6259ca/episodes/www.what2dowiththat.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.what2dowiththat.com</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Enjoy the episode!</p>","author_name":"Ido Rosenzweig"}