Food prices continue to rise as extreme weather around the world strikes production, adding to the significant damage caused by the Covid lockdowns.
Snow and record cold temperatures for summer took the lead this month. The US, Canada, China, Russia, and parts of Europe were caught by surprise despite mass media trying to normalize the unseasonable weather. This weather is far from normal, and perhaps a sign that we are on the threshold of a new ice age.
An apocalyptic mouse plague in Australia is causing millions of dollars of damage to crops and farming machinery in New South Wales, Queensland, and Victoria. Local farmers continue to lose crops and grain while they have to pay thousands of dollars to contain the plague.