{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/649c6259ab8b5300113b82f4/6824dc4d571d171f049e0495?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Electric Storms and Engineered Skies","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/649c6259ab8b5300113b82f4/1747246120635-540d98a5-7753-43e9-94e9-9078c4f3af33.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This week’s skies are putting on quite a show — with dramatic thunderstorms rolling across the UK and Ireland. But did you know that in 1993, Russia tried to beam sunlight down to Siberia using a giant space mirror? That bold experiment is just one chapter in the fascinating story of geo-engineering.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, we explore:</p><p>⚡️ This week’s wild weather and the outlook for the next few weeks.</p><p>🇬🇧 How we celebrated VE Day and how terrible we both were at cycling. </p><p>💰 The £50 million government investment into geo-engineering trials — are there any parts of the scheme we can get behind?</p><p><br></p><p>From storm clouds to climate tech, it’s a journey through the past, present, and future of our skies.</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Square Raindrop"}