In some parts of Australia temperatures have reached 100 year lows, with much of the country feeling a lot colder than usual which is having serious impacts on our power grid and food prices.

But why is this winter off to such a chilly start, especially when we keep hearing that global warming is a serious problem? And how is this causing sky high food prices and a shortage of lettuce on supermarket shelves?

The Quicky speaks to a weather expert, a guru in our fruit and vegetable industry, and a lettuce farmer to find out what the heck is going on, and when and if things will get back to normal.

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CREDITS 

Host: Claire Murphy

With thanks to:

Shaun Lindhe - National Manager of Communications for AUSVEG, the prescribed peak industry body for the Australian vegetable and potato industries

Jessica Braithwaite - Weather Presenter for the Nine Network 

Natasha Shields - Owner of Peninsula Fresh Organics - an organic lettuce grower from Victoria's Mornington Peninsula

Producer: Claire Murphy

Executive Producer: Siobhán Moran-McFarlane

Audio Producer: Thom Lion

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