Avian influenza carries no risk for people, but poses great risk to birds. When it is contracted, the way to eradicate the virus is to depopulate your flocks. So far, almost forty million birds are known to have been infected. That hit to poultry supply has contributed to rising prices.
For almost 80 years, the world has refrained from using or, for the most part, even seriously pondering the use of nuclear weapons. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has eroded that taboo. Avian flu is spreading around the world, threatening birds’ health and contributing to rising egg and poultry prices. And Sun Ra’s huge, weird and wonderful Arkestra is back on the road.
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