Look at this thread:
http://www.cathinfo.com/catholic.php/Rumors-of-WarAlso, look at the Spring 2014 "emergency" issue of the Fatima Crusader.
It really looks like something is on the way.
On a personal note, we've been praying for years in our daily Rosary that we would be prepared for whatever happens to the world.
A couple months ago, someone at my church told me about the recent Fatima Crusader (which I normally don't read), and shortly after that another friend got me into Permaculture (that wasn't his aim, either -- he was just taking an online course in Permaculture, and for some reason I got into it!)
Obviously Permaculture is the best kind of "prepping", as it is required to grow things in my climate. I need various equipment, techniques and materials to be able to grow things in high wind, long droughts, and horrible clay soil. Permaculture has given me new hope that my land could be made productive after all. If Sepp Holzer can grow pumpkins and lemons in the Alps, I'm sure I could grow stuff around here.
So the last couple months I've been paying an ounce of attention to getting prepared. Things that have been on my list for years (like rainbarrels) have finally been crossed off.
This doesn't prove anything of course, but the way things have come about is very interesting to me, at least.