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This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 76%. (I'm a bot)


A spell of mild weather in the UK and Europe has sent wholesale gas prices tumbling in a respite from the high prices that have led to soaring energy bills.
European prices for delivery in February fell by 4.3% to €73.7 a megawatt hour while UK prices fell by 3.8% to 179p a therm.
Live data from National Grid's electricity system operator on Tuesday showed that more than half of the power generated in Great Britain was from wind, with gas accounting for 21% and nuclear 17%. In the run-up to Christmas gas-fired power stations made up as much as 60% of the energy mix, as cold weather and low wind speeds put a strain on Britain's power systems and led to record power prices.


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Even weather seems to know which side it should help... >

Nothing about being humorless is good, either. >

“The Sun is actually a Nazi and working with the west.” Tomorrows headlines in Moscow >

Swastika is the symbol of the Sun, after all. >

Unseasonable warm weather have been blessing this year for Europe. >

As long as they're getting enough snow fall in the Alps.
Last year's drought in the Po valley was hell for the farmers, and from what I understand it was largely due to lower amounts of meltwater from the mountains. Then there are the hydroelectric dams, which are pretty important for Italy as they are otherwise very reliant on gas.
I visited the Italian Alps a few weeks ago, and from what I could remember the snow cover on the mountain tops didn't extend as far as it has done in earlier years. It's just one anecdotal data point, though, and I can't find good up-to-date statistics on it. >

The hydroelectric dams might be ok as it’s raining instead of snowing (the problem is not a lack of precipitation but the temperatures). But you are right to point out that snow and ice are a form of water storage on which farmers rely. >

Good to hear. And from what I understand it has been a pretty rainy winter in large parts of the Alps? Crossing my fingers for a good summer for the farmers. >

Ans customers continue to pay more >

i was told we were getting world ending 1000% inflation for the next ten years because poor people got money >

I wonder which billionaires owned the media sites that told people that?