Globally, disease, horrible wars, famine, unusually destructive weather, here in the US, throw in massive layoffs of workers as corporation rack up record profits... I recall years like this from my childhood. All hell breaking loose just as 'the most wonderful time of the year' rolls around.

Now, Mauna Loa decides to speak up too. https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/28/weather/hawaii-mauna-loa-volcano-eruption