SS: Related to climate and food system collapse as after a very wet beginning to this year, the UK is now facing a shortage of vegetables during what should be the peak growing season because of a lack of water and high temperatures. Wholesale price increases include a 60% increase for tomatoes, a 90% increase for iceberg lettuce, and a 40% increase for potatoes as a significant amount of vegetable crops shrivel up across the nation. July was the driest on record for England specifically and many crops were damaged by the extreme June heat event. Obviously, price increases to this scale are going to be devastating to any business that depends on food production, particularly those at razor thin margins such as restaurants. And what we are seeing right now in terms of shortages and price increases is minor compared to what the future will bring. At least the UK is able to somewhat make up for this via imports, for now. In the future, as warming accelerates, more and more areas of the world will be hit by drought simultaneously and continuously as the water cycle gets messed up. Expect massive food shortages to occur quicker than most predictions say, even in relatively wealthy nations.