The hefty, store-brand olive oil bottles they had been purchasing for years, the ones they all agreed were the best and cheapest around, suddenly cost twice what they used to. "Olive oil insanity!" "Why is olive oil so expensive?" But economists say there could be another culprit behind certain price spikes, one that will only become more influential in the coming years: climate change. June - marked by a sweltering heat wave for much of the country - seems likely to set another record.

Source: Washington Post June 24, 2024 01:54 UTC