{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":"Why is everyone talking about space weather?","description":"With the heatwaves we've seen in 2026 so far, the impacts of weather are at the forefront of many people's minds. But in today's episode, we're exploring a very different kind of weather - one that originates 150 million km away on the surface of the sun.\n\nThe space surrounding our planet can be just as turbulent as Earth's atmosphere, with powerful solar winds and violent storms that send bursts of energy racing through our solar system. This ‘space weather’ can have very real consequences, creating spectacular auroras, interfering with satellite communications, disrupting power grids, and affecting the technology that modern society depends upon.\n\nIn this edition of Beyond the Ice, we meet Professor Richard Horne, a distinguished research scientist in the Space Weather and Atmosphere team at the British Antarctic Survey. He talks about why understanding space weather is becoming a priority in both science and industry, and why our poles, especially Antarctica, are some of the best places on Earth to study it.\n\nThis was our final episode of Beyond the Ice, but a new podcast from British Antarctic Survey is coming in the autumn. A huge thank you to all of our listeners and subscribers!\n\n--\nBeyond the Ice helps you unpack the latest news in climate science with the experts at British Antarctic Survey. Our planet is changing at a rate and scale unlike anything seen in human history - and Earth's frozen places are the front line. After all, what happens in Antarctica doesn’t stay in Antarctica.\n\nBeyond the Ice is also available as a LinkedIn Newsletter. Read previous editions here: linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7114973466654560256\n\nThis episode of Beyond the Ice was presented by Em Newton and edited by Boffin Media.","author_name":"Beyond the Ice","author_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5122977-beyond-the-ice","provider_name":"Audioboom","provider_url":"https://audioboom.com","width":480,"height":95,"thumbnail_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/43776696/600x600/c","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":600,"html":""}