[rbanffy]

The solutions are well known. We can use shorter more local supply chains for some items, and build multiple redundancy on every step of unavoidably long ones. There’s nothing magical in that. All it takes is recognising the problem exists and having the political will to make supply chains less efficient (and less profitable) but more resilient to individual shocks.

Also, as the population increases and climate changes, we can expect larger and more frequent shocks. We can only address those as a civilisation.