While the US Southwest digs itself out of massive mud fields, North Western Europe is bracing itself for an upsurge in some of the coldest temps in modern history. The concern about this drastic change in weather affecting grain production is already beginning to creep into people's thinking, though the mainstream media is not acknowledging the problem; they never do until the problem is battering down the door. But it would be good for the general population to get a heads-up on this early on. What conspiracy theorists were talking about five months ago is here as predicted. There's no getting around that.
Storing up on can goods and dry goods may be a good idea, and not for reasons survivalist have been barking about for years. This is a real problem that is likely to get worse.