Today explained Sean Ramos from here with Jen Kirby who reports on the world for Vox and Jen you are out in the world

You are in Germany in September though I hear you just went to October fest

Yes, I just went to the first October fest since the pandemic

So it was very crowded, but it is in fact cold in Munich and people were really upset about it

So unfortunately with the energy crisis no heat lamps this year

Therefore you see in the beer garden there's not a single person

Does the looming energy crisis already feel real at October fest 2022 an abandoned beer garden?

No heat lamps it does actually it's one of the cutbacks, but as enough beer goes into her tummy

I think she will warm up automatically

The looming energy crisis in Europe ahead on today's play

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Today explained on Monday the Danish government discovered leaks in the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines

If you're not familiar, these are critical natural gas highways that run under the Baltic Sea from Russia to Germany

This morning a diplomat over at the European Union said it was a deliberate act

The leaks do raise concern about the possible sabotage as Europe faces a growing energy crisis

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