Hey YouTube this is City prepping so we Made it to 2023 and I hope this is a Year where you take your prepping Journey to the next level as we're going To see in this prepper News segment this Year will likely be even more Challenging than previous years also in This video we're going to announce the Winner of last week's giveaway and I'm Going to tell you how you can enter to Win this week's giveaway so definitely Stick around for that I'm also really Excited to share with you a way that you Can help others by sharing about your Prepping journey and how it's gotten you Through tough times this is a new Segment that we're going to be adding to These videos so let's jump into the news That you need to know about to start off Your New Year Russia Ukraine I won't make any bold predictions of the Outcomes of this conflict here on this Channel war is one of those things That's always fluid and as I say there Are no real winners in a war only losers Declarations that Russia has already Lost the war are premature and they're Very short-sighted some variables could Still lead to a stalemate in its favor Or at least a reversal of Fortune at Least at the moment Ukraine is still Making Headway in clearing Russia from Its land Russia is also digging in on
The Eastern side of the danipro river in Southern Ukraine they also have the Advantage that the danesque and luhan's Front lines are in Ukraine's East near Its own borders if that continues Through this winter they may be able to Win the day when spring comes however Russia will be in a position to throw Hundreds of thousands of Russian bodies Into the conflict the sheer mass of the Force could turn the war again in Russia's favor still Ukraine holds a Kind of sort of home field advantage at This point though they do have smaller Forces they are highly motive Innovative Volunteers and not forcibly conscripted And poorly equipped as reports of the Russian military would indicate this Conflict could still take a far deadlier Nuclear turn it can develop a new front Line far from Ukraine it could escalate Through convert sabotage as we've Primarily seen with the Nordstrom Pipeline blowing up there's even a whole Cyber aspect to this War's Arsenal Introducing heimar's artillery warheads And Patriot missile batteries from the West could leave Russia vulnerable to Attack and less effective with its Missile and drone repertoire Ukraine's Air Force command reported Monday that All 39 iranian-made exploding shihad Drones were shot down overnight as well As two russian-made Orland drones and an
X-59 missile still their ability for Continued shelling remains high and only One needs to look as far back as a Battle of groznia two decades ago to Know that Putin is more than willing to Level a city if he feels that it's going To lead to a Russian Victory nobody Should underestimate the Russian Military SMA to swell by another 200 000 Soldiers in Spring despite some recent Glaring flaws as conflict revealed Putin Will take any means necessary to Maintain control to hold his positional Gains Russia will continue to hammer Away Ukraine's power infrastructure and You can expect Ukraine's Counter-offensive to take out single Track railway lines that are the only Means to supply their forces they will Also strike further behind Russian lines Which may have a chilling effect on Muscovites it's going to be a long cold Deadly winter at least for now all we Can reasonably understand are the impact That continued war will have on global Supplies and economies expect the energy War wage with oil and natural gas it's Going to continue next year it will be At crisis level by the end of winter as Europe's Supply will likely dwindle less Natural gas also means less fertilizer That means even smaller agricultural Harvest Ukraine Europe's breadbasket Will continue to struggle to plan in
Spring and bring its crops to the World's market the result will be higher Prices for some in famine for others What do you think have you felt the Impact of this war in your daily life Let us know in the comments below I'm Especially interested in hearing from Our European subscribers about their Winter forecast as this will impact War Efforts China the instability in China continues Into this new year since lifting is Dynamic zero covered Draconian Restrictions the world awaits the answer To several questions how fast will the Virus spread in the population that Hasn't had much exposure due to covet's Restricting movement and exposure will It spawn a new variant and how long will This surge last China is a nation of 1.4 Billion people and easily produces Almost a third of all the world's Goods Experts have mathematical models based On surge data from other countries which Are applying and the numbers do not look Good one data analysis in the UK is run Models forecasting nearly 1.7 million Deaths by April this would also mean Anywhere between 6 and 900 million Infections in the Chinese population in 2023 and those are staggering numbers But how will this impact the rest of the World First there's always a chance that a
More virulent spawn of the virus could Be Unleashed on the world there are Already an estimated 500 sub lineages of Omicron circulating the globe right now And while many governments will not Choose the lockdown route or require Mass or vaccines again in 2023 High Infection rates drag worker productivity In slow economies and the slope of the Epidemic curve is likely to be steep but China will demand its factories remain Open and operational in their lockdown Phase they physically sealed workers Behind doors inside of factories and That practice will undoubtedly continue And this could lead to pockets of civil Unrest and the government will shut down And censor as much as possible we can Expect quarantine camps housing tens of Thousands to be the norm one thing is For sure the Chinese economy will suffer Mightily through this next year if Infection rates are anywhere near Projections second expect the world to React with travel restrictions Qatar on Monday joined a growing list of Countries including the United United States Indian others which have imposed Covet tests for travelers from China Over concerns about the skill of the new Outbreak and skepticism over beijing's Health statistics there's also a call to Begin Wastewater surveillance of Airlines to identify High infection
Concentration points of origin I Frequently list China right after Ukraine on these new segments because a Significant outbreak could also alter The Russian Ukrainian conflict at the Very least a downturn in the Chinese Economy will make it harder for Russia To Import and Export Goods finally any Significant uptick in infections and Deaths in China could further Deteriorate the territorial disputes in Taiwan and the South China Sea Beijing Saber rattling it's increasingly a means To deflect Global criticism of their Internal problems China's warplane Incursions into taiwan's Air Defense Zone in nearly double in 2022 and it Will likely double again in 2023. Japan And South Korea they remain on the Defense but any one conflict in this Zone could quickly spiral out of control But staying on point here we will know a Lot more about the impact the surge in China will have by roughly the spring What do you think I'm always fascinated By the comments section on a mere Mention of covid so what's your take on It economy as we March into 2023 Economists are forecasting a slowing of Inflation prices will stabilize somewhat But this also means that consumer demand Will be Cooling in a recession it's all But inevitable at that point I would Argue that we're pretty much already in
A recession which will get far worse From here though many economists predict Only a mild recession in the coming year Time will tell but as inflation cools Many businesses could see slower Revenue Growth than shrinking profit margins as Consumers really begin to pull back Spending in the first casualty of that Is GDP impacting the entire economy the Second casualty of this soft landing Approach is a Slowdown of manufacturing And possibly a Workforce reduction in Response to that a recession of some Sort it's pretty much inevitable for Most of the world how bad that will be Still unknown the war in Ukraine and Coven China which I detailed a moment Ago are really huge factors in the Inevitable session we're also looking at Continued significant decreases in Agricultural production while this will Mean food shortages for some more Affluent Nations will minimally face a Leaner belt tightening year the key Things to watch for in the near future Are the employment statistics and Honestly the Ukraine conflict war is Let's be honest it's a business of sorts And wartime economic postures by some Nations will determine how deeply into a Recession they fall expect that Economies around the world will slow Significantly through these winter Months by the second quarter of 2023 we
Should have some solid indication of how Light or how bad it's going to be Please understanding how prepping Creates economic stability for you Storing food and water growing some of Your own food preparing your own meals And developing greater self-sufficiency Really helps keep money in your pockets Having even just three weeks of food and Water stored will really put you in Control of your own fate and make you Less acceptable to more significant Economic downturns how do your preps Help you survive economic downturns You'd benefit the whole Community by Letting us know in the comments section Below Giveaway For this week's giveaway we're going to Be giving away a box of survival energy Bars to enroll for a chance to be Entered into the giveaway just simply Post a comment below and next week I'll Use a tool to draw a winner from the Comments on this video randomly I'm not Going to reach out to you unless your Name appears on the screen next week so Please ignore reporting comments telling You that you've won because it's not me Especially those coming from something Like a platform like telegram for last Week's winner of the geiger counter we Use a tool to draw the name from the Comments section and the winner was Silo
Hunt I'll reach out to you shortly to Get that sent to you Subscribers stories so you may have Noticed that I end each section with Questions for you I do this because I've Learned so much from the community over The years from viewers like yourself Right out of the comments section and I Frequently receive emails and comments About how our videos and content have Helped people survive everything from Losing a job to record-breaking winter Storms these tells that survival are so Important for us all to learn from so I'm announcing a new segment that I'll Add to the cityprepping.com blogs if you Have a tele survival whether it could be From a recent blizzard in Buffalo the Power outages in South Carolina or Hurricane Ian in Florida I'd love to Hear from you just send the story to Story City prepping.com again that story At cityprepping.com tell us what you Went through and more importantly what You learn we're going to take your name Off it we'll edit for a length and Content and we'll take away anything That could give away revealing Information again just share photos or Content that you're comfortable with us Putting on the blog we'd love to get Your feedback and learn from you again Share what you learn what mistakes you Made I think that's one important things
That people are afraid to share is the Mistakes and I'll be honest I often Learn from my own mistakes and others More than what I know I should be doing I often learn from those mistakes so Feel free to share everything at least What you're comfortable with Weather several months ago we looked at The data and the predictions from the Scientific Community we made the dire Prediction that we were looking at Atmospheric rivers in the Pacific Northwest brutal freezing temperatures And excessive snowfall for the Upper Midwest and East Coast so far we've been Right and I I take no joy in saying that As the results have been horrific for Many the Northwest has been hit by its First real atmospheric River of a Downpour and another is on the way more Noticeably though has been the Incredible snowfall recorded in New York State the death toll in Buffalo Rose at 37 people and for many it was a struggle For survival if there is one thing that You are guaranteed this year it is the Unpredictability of the weather those Snow levels have started out well which Is a welcome relief to drought-certain Areas water policies populations strains And a larger Mega drought impacting Water Supplies it's going to continue Despite frequent power and Infrastructure challenges just
Aggravated by freezing temperatures Utility companies still struggle with Seemingly more frequent and prolonged Power disruptions for some that is a Mere inconvenience it's going to be a Struggle for others to survive freezing Winters or sweltering Summers even as Much of the northern United States and Northern Russia was plunged into Freezing temperatures Europe had a warm Airflow from northwest Africa and that's Great for their energy situation given The limit of reserves and the stoppage Of Russian supplies our previous concern Was at a significantly bad winter in Europe would deplete the reserves Completely that's not off the table but This warm spell really helps Reserve Supplies while it's good for Europe that Their winner is at the moment warmer and They need less fuel to stay warm it's a Bad Omen for the rest of this year where It is really bad is how this impacts Nature warm weather like what we're Experiencing at the moment will be Followed by the cold weather of winter But the challenge is that this warm Weather we're currently facing is enough To trick the tree so to speak into Budding and insects to wake up then They're going to get hammered Again by Freezing temperatures resulting in a Substantial die-off and this can impact Agricultural affecting both economies
And Food Supplies after an unprecedented Three-year La Nina cycle the early Forecast is for an El Nino cycle next in Our future expect this summer to be one Of the hottest in our historical record You can expect crop production around The world to take a hit you can expect Hydroelectric operations and River Transportation to continue to struggle Even if you're shivering right now Realize that summer is right around the Corner for some that will mean drought For others it's going to be a deluge and For some that will mean power outages For some it will mean crop failures many People come to prepping because of Natural disasters they have faced and Many more will come to prepping because Of the future natural disasters that They anticipate certainly the Infrastructure modern and old Constructions and population Concentrations will struggle to keep Ahead of extreme weather events I would Encourage you to plan accordingly even As much of the western United States Faces another year of a multi-decade Drought the rain will eventually come But will you be prepared when it does One of the best ways to prepare is to Start growing at least some of what you Eat most of us are not in a position Either with time or money to produce Everything we need to sustain ourselves
However even a little supplementation Can significantly stretch your stored Supplies if you haven't had a chance to Explore the gardening series we recently Launched on this channel now might be a Good time for you to do so the impact of The weather on Global Food Supplies will Continue to be a challenge I would Encourage you to start this New Year by Genuinely committing to prepping for an Uncertain future an uncertain future is All but guaranteed at this point how you Weather that future is entirely up to The decisions that you make right now As always stay safe out there
