Smaller Fish to Fry

“A pattern of disruption from droughts, heat domes, marine heat waves, sea ice anomalies, ocean acidification, atmospheric rivers and toxic algae blooms has upended the rhythms of most commercial seafood species in the Pacific Northwest. That’s changing how people eat, with many weeknight food items becoming just occasional splurges, if not entirely unaffordable.” NYT (Gift Article): How Climate Change Is Causing ‘the Gentrification of Seafood‘.

+ It’s not just the fish. Rising Costs Push Necessities Out of Reach for Nearly Half of Americans.

+ Surging gas prices pushed CPI inflation to 3.7% in September.