I think we're about the same age so have seen a lot of seasons come and go. I'll tell you were I live it is far from normal, far, far.
Just for an example I am sitting outside right now on my back porch which is a rarely, not because I don't want to do it but because I can't do it normally.
Why?
Because just about every day it's humid.
Why?
Because it seems that every night we have horrendous T'Storms and downpours like you would see in monsoon areas around the world.
Where rainfall it on average maybe 3-4 inches in the month we have been getting that in a day, and not just once, practically everyday it seems.
And they're not quick but mostly last for hours.
This is far from normal. Most don't realize all that's happening because they are being lied to and don't want to accept that, instead they would rather believe they have the power to change it.
For one thing G-d did not make this world to not be able to hold all the souls he would have on it. Nor would he make not enough food or water to take care of them all.
The reason he made the Sun and moon and stars and set them the way he did was because this would be untouchable to both man and HaSatan. That way he could warn us.
As far as the story of people believing the end is near did not have the knowledge we have today for one and they didn't understand what it fully meant when Yeshua said it would be like in the days of Noah. When one understands fully what that means they will realize we are in the end times, the very end of end times.
Ninevah was given 40 days to repent
Israel was given 40 years to repent
HaShem is a loving G-d he is also long suffering and patient but his patience has a threshhold and he will not be mocked forever.
OH, have you ever heard or read anything from Jonathan Cahn, a Messianic Cohanim?