http://jumpingjackflashhypothesis.blogspot.com/2012/02/jumping-jack-flash-hypothesis-its-gas.html
The seas, lakes and oceans are now pluming deadly hydrogen sulfide and suffocating methane. Hydrogen sulfide is a highly toxic water-soluble heavier-than-air gas and will accumulate in low-lying areas. Methane is slightly more buoyant than normal air and so will be all around, but will tend to contaminate our atmosphere from the top down. These gases are sickening and killing oxygen-using life all around the world, including human life, as our atmosphere is increasingly poisoned. Because both gases are highly flammable and because our entire civilization is built around fire and flammable fuels, this is leading to more fires and explosions. This is an extinction level event and will likely decimate both the biosphere and human population and it is debatable whether humankind can survive this event.
A. More fires and more explosions, especially along the coasts, but everywhere generally.
B. Many more animal die-offs, of all kinds, and especially oceanic species.
C. More multiples of people will be found dead in their homes, as if they'd dropped dead.
D. More corpses found in low-lying areas, all over the world.
E. More unusual vehicular accidents.
F. Improved unemployment numbers as people die off.
Category: Variety Pack
2021-08-05 - Temperature increase strongly correlated with mass extinctions:
http://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-25019-2
2021-08-05 - Crucial Atlantic Ocean current slowing down, which could cause climate catastrophe:
http://globalnews.ca/news/8089039/gulf-stream-collapse-study-canada-europe/
http://thehill.com/changing-america/sustainability/climate-change/566656-crucial-ocean-system-could-be-collapsing-which
http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-fear-critical-atlantic-ocean-214801130.html
http://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-021-01097-4
Quote: "A critical current system that plays a key role in transporting warmer and cooler waters throughout the Atlantic is in dire straits, and could potentially collapse, causing 'severe' impacts on world temperatures. New research suggests that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), a series of currents that transport warm water across the Atlantic Ocean and into other regions as far north as the Nordic and Labrador Seas, is slowing down, and bringing less warm water to the Northern Atlantic ecosystems."
2021-08-05 - Megafire explodes in size to 322,502 acres after devastating the town of Greenville (California):
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2021/08/05/updates-butte-plumas-county-dixie-fire/
http://fox40.com/news/wildfire-watch/dixie-fire-explodes-past-322k-acres-devastates-town-of-greenville/
http://www.eastbaytimes.com/2021/08/05/this-is-devastating-dixie-fire-ravages-remote-town-of-greenville/
http://abcnews.go.com/US/control-wildfire-destroys-town-greenville-california-dry-gusty/story?id=79290769
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/national/2021/08/06/town-burns-to-ashes-in-raging-northern-california-wildfire/
http://www.krqe.com/photo-galleries/photos-californias-dixie-fire-has-destroyed-more-than-100-homes/
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/greenville-california-dixie-fire/
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-58106314
Quote: "The Dixie Fire has again exploded in size, growing by nearly 50,000 acres overnight. Cal Fire reports that, as of Thursday morning, the Dixie Fire has grown to 322,502 acres. It is still just 35 percent contained, the same number it has been stuck at since last weekend."
Quote: "With the acreage jump, the Dixie Fire has now become the 6th largest wildfire in recorded California history. Notably, with the Dixie Fire continuing its explosive growth, 6 of the top 7 largest wildfires have now happened either in 2020 or 2021."
2021-08-05 - Wildfire grows to 18,334 acres near Thompson Falls (Montana):
http://www.ktvq.com/news/fire-watch/thorne-creek-fire-burning-18-000-acres
2021-08-05 - Wildfire season begins in Brazil:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/brazil-forest-fire-season-underway-and-raising-concern-amazon-brazil-jair-bolsonaro-rio-de-janeiro-new-jersey-b1897856.html
http://www.oswegocountynewsnow.com/data-raises-concerns-as-brazils-forest-fire-season-begins/article_a8ef079a-3b6f-50bb-a408-b027eb06d87e.html
Quote: "The season of Brazilian forest fires has begun, and early data plus severe drought is sparking concern that nationwide destruction in 2021 will stay at the high levels recorded in the past two years, despite efforts to tamp down the blazes. The government space agency that uses satellites to monitor fires reported more area burned in the month of July than in any July since 2016, according to data released Thursday. The same was true for June."
Quote: "This year, it’s the Cerrado savanna stretching across Brazil’s center-west region that is suffering more than usual. An area almost as big as Connecticut and New Jersey burned there in the first seven months of 2021."
2021-08-05 - Wildfires around the world in photos:
http://time.com/6087748/wildfires-around-the-world-photos/
2021-08-05 - Auto salvage yard hit by fire, eight cars burn, in Kenosha (Wisconsin):
http://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/watch-now-eight-cars-destroyed-in-wednesday-night-fire-at-salvage-yard/article_7fad6a53-32cc-5575-949c-74af412268cf.html
2021-08-05 - Toxic blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) hits Owasco Lake in Cayuga County (New York), beach closed:
http://www.localsyr.com/news/local-news/algal-blooms-close-bathing-beach-on-owasco-lake/
2021-08-05 - Yacht explodes into flame in Kropswolde, Groningen (Netherlands), several injured:
http://nltimes.nl/2021/08/04/yacht-explosion-injures-six-kropswolde
Note: This is the 518th boat/ship to burn/explode in 2021...
2021-08-05 - Tanker truck bursts into flame on I-45 near Huntsville (Texas):
http://www.kbtx.com/2021/08/05/part-1-45-shut-down-after-18-wheeler-catches-fire/
http://www.cnhi.com/featured_stories/crews-continue-cleanup-after-tanker-truck-fire-on-interstate-45-near-huntsville/article_175665ef-8ef1-57d5-b1cd-8ba567bff353.html
http://www.itemonline.com/news/crews-continue-cleanup-after-tanker-truck-fire-on-interstate-45-near-huntsville/article_d02209de-f646-11eb-8af3-8b2f2d3a7f2e.html
http://www.facebook.com/cpvfdtx15/posts/2683294645304850
2021-08-05 - Tanker truck bursts into flame at Amazon Fulfillment Center in Huntsville (Alabama):
http://www.waaytv.com/content/news/Multiple-Huntsville-Fire-units-responding-to-fuel-truck-fire-at-Amazon-Fulfillment-Center-575031451.html
http://spotonalabama.com/al-mountains/677507/multiple-huntsville-fire-units-responding.html
2021-08-05 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the A14 near Cambridge (Britain):
http://www.cambsfire.gov.uk/news-and-incidents/incidents/2021-08-05-lorry-fire-a14
http://www.elystandard.co.uk/news/traffic/a14-cambridge-back-to-normal-after-major-fire-8212532
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/a14-live-updates-lorry-fire-21231320
http://www.suffolknews.co.uk/newmarket/news/a14-re-opened-after-30-firefighters-battle-lorry-blaze-9210607/
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-58101374
2021-08-05 - Tractor and baler destroyed by fire on Draw Dyke in Sutton St James (Britain):
http://www.spaldingtoday.co.uk/news/tractor-and-bailer-on-fire-9210434/
2021-08-05 - Tractor bursts into flame in Threlkeld (Britain):
http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/cumbriafire/recent-incidents/
http://cumbriacrack.com/2021/08/06/fire-crews-tackle-tractor-blaze-2/
Quote: "Vehicle Fire, Threlkeld(Eden) 5 Aug 2021 At 17:05hrs on 5th August 2021, two fire engines attended a large vehicle fire on the road from Derwentfolds to Wescoe, Threlkeld. The fire involved a tractor and crews used one hose reel and one breathing apparatus to bring the incident under control. They were at the scene for thirty minutes."
Note: These are the 1551st, 1552nd, 1553rd, 1554th and 1555th tractors/tankers/semis to burn/explode in 2021...
2021-08-05 - RV bursts into flame while parked on Platora Way in Reno (Nevada):
http://www.ktvn.com/story/44462871/no-injuries-after-rv-fire-near-platora-way
2021-08-05 - RV bursts into flame near 5th Street and Mandela Parkway in coastal Oakland (California):
http://www.sfgate.com/news/bayarea/article/Crews-Battling-Rv-Fire-16365555.php
http://www.dailyadvent.com/news/b259d726e1c60eaefc294cea7a7bd409-Crews-Battling-Rv-Fire
http://twitter.com/OaklandFireLive/status/1423183682429325317
2021-08-05 - RV bursts into flame on the 91 Freeway near Anaheim Hills (California):
http://patch.com/california/orange-county/siglert-car-fire-closes-91-freeway-weir-canyon-road-offramp
Quote: "Just after 1 p.m. an RV caught fire in the area of the 91 Freeway and the Weir Canyon Road offramp, California Highway Patrol dispatch said."
Note: These are the 310th, 311th and 312th RVs to burn in 2021...
2021-08-05 - Campervan destroyed by fire inside storage building on York Way in Camden (Britain):
http://www.london-fire.gov.uk/incidents/2021/august/fire-at-storage-building-camden/
Quote: "A campervan inside of a loading bay of the six storey building was completely destroyed by the fire."
2021-08-05 - SUV bursts into flame on highway in Al Dakhiliyah Governorate (Oman):
http://timesofoman.com/article/105057-vehicle-fire-in-al-dakhiliyah-governorate-extinguished
2021-08-05 - Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked at home on Route 3 in Merrillsville (New York):
http://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/news/local-news/2021/08/truck-engulfed-by-flames/
2021-08-05 - Pickup truck bursts into flame at home on Magnolia Drive in Bedford (Virginia):
http://wset.com/news/local/bedford-virginia-fire-department-uses-foam-dry-chemicals-combat-stubborn-truck-fire-august-4-2021
2021-08-05 - Car bursts into flame on I-95 in coastal Cocoa (Florida):
http://spacecoastdaily.com/2021/08/vehicle-fire-on-i-95-in-cocoa-causes-major-delays-thursday-morning/
http://spotonflorida.com/east-central-florida/2988195/vehicle-fire-on-i-95-in-cocoa-causes.html
2021-08-05 - Car bursts into flame on the M62 in Warrington (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/car-fire-on-m62_05-08-2021_12-01-40
http://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/dramatic-picture-shows-car-fire-21233162
2021-08-05 - Vehicle bursts into flame, ignites brush fire, on Highway 18 near Grand Ronde (Oregon):
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2021/08/05/highway-18-closed-west-grand-ronde-vegetation-fire/5506851001/
2021-08-05 - Vehicle bursts into flame on Route 15 in White Deer Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.dailyitem.com/news/update-route-15-back-open-after-vehicle-fire/article_e34b9ba6-f5d3-11eb-8773-f7ce8d526a9a.html
2021-08-05 - Vehicle bursts into flame on Route 414 in Seneca County (New York):
http://fingerlakes1.com/2021/08/05/part-of-rt-414-shut-down-in-seneca-county-after-vehicle-fire-fuel-spill/
2021-08-05 - Vehicle bursts into flame on I-75 in Bradley County (Tennessee):
http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/44461568/update-i75-reopens-on-bradley-county-ridgecut-following-reported-vehicle-fire
2021-08-05 - Two trailers full of tires destroyed by fire at 2:30 AM at vehicle storage yard in Fresno (California):
http://abc30.com/fresno-fire-firefighters-highway-99-car-storage/10931719/
http://californianewstimes.com/large-fire-burns-through-vehicle-storage-yard-in-southeast-fresno/470066/
http://www.yahoo.com/now/large-fire-burns-vehicle-storage-121641231.html
2021-08-05 - Animal ride bursts into flame at mall in coastal Saugus (Massachusetts):
http://www.itemlive.com/2021/08/05/animal-ride-catches-fire-at-square-one-mall-in-saugus/
2021-08-05 - Bed and breakfast heavily damaged by fire at 11:45 PM in Florence (Colorado):
http://www.canoncitydailyrecord.com/2021/08/05/overnight-fire-in-florence-causes-2m-in-damage-displaces-tenants/
http://www.kktv.com/2021/08/05/part-downtown-florence-closed-due-fire-thursday-morning/
2021-08-05 - Church heavily damaged by AC fire in Guilford County (North Carolina):
http://myfox8.com/news/north-carolina/piedmont-triad/i-have-no-words-for-what-im-feeling-air-conditioning-malfunction-caused-guilford-county-church-fire/
2021-08-05 - Mobile home destroyed by fire on Breckinridge Mill Road in Botetourt County (Virginia):
http://www.wsls.com/news/local/2021/08/05/2-displaced-after-fire-engulfs-botetourt-county-mobile-home/
2021-08-05 - Home heavily damaged by fire near NE 23 Court and 211 Street in coastal Miami (Florida):
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2021/08/05/miami-dade-house-fire/
2021-08-05 - Home destroyed by fire at 5:07 AM on Old Fort Road in Black Mountain (North Carolina):
http://wlos.com/news/local/black-mountain-man-safely-escapes-fire-with-his-dog-home-is-completely-destroyed
http://www.facebook.com/BroadRiverVFD/posts/4347993418557487
2021-08-05 - Vacant home destroyed by fire at 5:30 AM in Turley (Oklahoma):
http://ktul.com/news/local/emergency-crews-responding-to-house-fire-in-turley-08-05-2021
http://www.fox23.com/news/video-turley-home-destroyed-after-fire-thursday-morning/7719f6e2-0226-4830-8c79-24668fb8af78/
2021-08-05 - Seabirds washing up dead on beaches in Alaska:
http://www.nomenugget.com/news/dead-seabirds-wash-regional-shores
Quote: "Starting last week, regional residents reported numerous dead seabirds washing up on regional beaches. UAF Alaska Sea Grant Agent Gay Sheffield said the uptick in washed up sea bird carcasses on beaches started last week, July 28. Different species of sea birds were washed on to beaches at Golovin, Solomon, Nome and a dead murre was reportedly found on a beach at Little Diomede. On Monday, August 2, a Nome resident found 15 dead birds on a 7.2 mile-stretch at Nome’s West Beach. The birds were one horned puffin, six murres, seven shearwaters and one kittiwake."
2021-08-05 - Man and woman in their 40s found dead in the Ohio River in Meade County (Kentucky), empty 'ghost boat' found first:
http://www.wlky.com/article/2-bodies-pulled-from-ohio-river-after-extensive-search-in-meade-county-death-investigation-underway/37231116#
http://www.whas11.com/article/news/kentucky/meade-county-ohio-river-bodies-police/417-7d2eaee9-a6cc-4923-a33f-f6a2d5b6bf38
2021-08-05 - Four boys found dead in the Indus River in Hyderabad (Pakistan):
http://www.samaa.tv/news/2021/08/four-boys-drown-in-indus-river-at-hyderabad/
http://pakobserver.net/four-youngsters-drown-in-indus-river/
2021-08-05 - Boy, 13, found dead in swimming pool in Friendswood (Texas):
http://abc13.com/friendswood-drowning-teen-drowns-boy-pool-safety/10931992/
http://www.fox26houston.com/news/deputies-investigating-teen-found-dead-at-the-bottom-of-friendswood-pool
http://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2021/08/05/hcso-13-year-old-boy-found-dead-in-friendswood-neighborhood-pool/
http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/crime/article/Boy-13-found-dead-in-Friendswood-neighborhood-16366394.php
http://www.dailyadvent.com/news/003f44c8c71cd9425f45c0160add60bf-13yearold-boy-found-dead-in-Friendswood-swimming-pool
http://www.khou.com/article/news/local/teen-found-dead-in-quillback-pool-near-friendswood-harris-county/285-954ea7ac-c756-42a1-89b5-d57b30af131e
http://twitter.com/SheriffEd_HCSO/status/1423286566449938448
2021-08-05 - Boy, 17, found dead in the water at beach in coastal Ocean City (Maryland):
http://www.capitalgazette.com/maryland/bs-md-coast-guard-searching-for-swimmer-20210805-bavdcovmdnfgnorb5vso3dqey4-story.html
http://www.oceancitytoday.com/news/search-for-missing-swimmer-continues-in-ocean-city/article_6c844d32-f60b-11eb-a810-b7a58ac4c89f.html
http://wjla.com/news/local/missing-17-year-old-swimmers-body-recovered-in-ocean-city
2021-08-05 - Man drops dead in hotel room on Columbiana Drive in Columbia (South Carolina):
http://www.wistv.com/2021/08/05/death-investigation-underway-after-body-found-harbison-hotel/
2021-08-05 - Man found dead in Otter Creek in Bristol Borough (Pennsylvania):
http://www.fox29.com/news/body-discovered-in-creek-in-bristol-borough-police-say
2021-08-05 - Person found dead in submerged car in the Genesee River near the Port of Rochester in Rochester (New York):
http://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/local-news/body-found-in-car-pulled-from-genesee-river-near-port-of-rochester/
2021-08-05 - Man found dead in Lake Ontario near Niagara-on-the-Lake (Canada):
http://globalnews.ca/news/8092368/body-found-fisherman-lake-ontario/
http://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/police-say-body-of-male-found-by-fisherman-in-lake-ontario/view/
2021-08-05 - Person found dead in the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec City (Canada):
http://montreal.ctvnews.ca/body-found-in-saint-lawrence-river-in-quebec-city-1.5535353
2021-08-05 - Man in his 30s loses consciousness while diving and dies at coastal Shelly Beach in Manly (Australia):
http://www.northernbeachesadvocate.com.au/2021/08/05/diver-dies-at-shelly/
http://manlyobserver.com.au/diver-dies-in-water-near-shelly-beach-manly/
2021-08-05 - Man found dead in the water in coastal Port of Spain on the island of Trinidad:
http://tt.loopnews.com/content/body-found-floating-sea-lots-waters
2021-08-05 - Man dies while diving off coastal Nynäshamn (Sweden):
http://www.tellerreport.com/news/2021-08-05-man-died-after-diving-accident-in-nyns%C3%A4hamn.SyQ9PupYJF.html
http://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/stockholm/man-dod-efter-dykolycka-i-nynsahamn
2021-08-05 - Woman, 78, found dead in Loch Katrine (Scotland):
http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/7506429/missing-scots-hillwalker-isabel-wilson-dead/
2021-08-05 - Woman has 'medical emergency' at supermarket and dies in Sutton Coldfield (Britain):
http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/tragedy-sainsburys-woman-dies-medical-21238423
http://todayuknews.com/us-news/tragedy-at-sainsburys-as-woman-dies-after-medical-emergency/
Quote: "A woman has died after a ‘medical emergency’ at a Birmingham supermarket, despite emergency crews including an air ambulance attending. The incident took place at Sainsbury’s store in Mere Green, Sutton Coldfield, shortly after 2pm on Thursday (August 5)."
2021-08-05 - Woman has 'medical episode', two cars crash, in Swindon (Britain), 1 injured:
http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/19495001.woman-taken-hospital-crash-great-western-way/
Quote: "The female driver of one of the cars is believed to have suffered a medical episode and has been taken to Great Western Hospital."
2021-08-05 - Sightseeing plane crashes into the ocean off coastal Ketchikan (Alaska), 6 killed:
http://www.actionnewsnow.com/content/national/575036412.html
http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/566659-sightseeing-plane-crash-kills-6-in-alaska
http://www.fox23.com/news/trending/6-killed-when-plane-crashes-southeastern-alaska/LKDV323NXJAQRISKGWBXP7XB2A/
http://kvia.com/news/us-world/cnn-national/2021/08/05/6-people-are-dead-after-a-sightseeing-plane-crashes-in-alaska/
http://www.adn.com/alaska-news/aviation/2021/08/05/search-underway-near-ketchikan-for-missing-flightseeing-plane-with-six-people-aboard/
http://www.cnn.com/2021/08/05/us/alaska-plane-crash-ketchikan/index.html
2021-08-05 - Tractor trailer veers across median and overturns on I-80/95 near the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee (New Jersey):
http://www.news10.com/news/ny-news/truck-flips-blocking-nyc-interstate-near-george-washington-brudge/
http://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/fort-lee/2021/08/05/nj-turnpike-traffic-george-washington-bridge-closed/5495821001/
2021-08-05 - Car veers over centerline, hits car head-on, in Nodaway County (Missouri), 2 killed, 3 injured:
http://www.kmzu.com/two-dead-after-head-on-crash-in-nodaway-county/
http://www.dailyadvent.com/news/6ba838f6255867dc3ee065b96fa41404-Two-dead-after-head-on-crash-in-Nodaway-County
2021-08-05 - Car overturns in Wapato (Washington), 3 killed, 3 injured:
http://www.fox41yakima.com/3-dead-and-3-injured-in-a-one-car-rollover-crash-in-wapato/
2021-08-05 - Car veers off road, crashes onto creek bank, on Slagles Lake Road in Greensville County (Virginia), 3 killed:
http://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/3-dead-after-crash-in-greensville-virginia/
2021-08-05 - Car crashes into ditch, bursts into flame, in Oakville (Canada), 1 killed:
http://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/rcmp-probing-fatal-vehicle-fire-in-oakville-man-1.5537270
http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/news/2021/portage-prairie-rcmp-respond-fatal-vehicle-fire
http://www.iheartradio.ca/ctv-news-content/rcmp-probing-fatal-vehicle-fire-in-oakville-man-1.15788870
2021-08-05 - Car veers off road, crashes into tree, on Still River Road in Harvard (Massachusetts), 1 killed:
http://www.harvardpress.com/News/Breaking-News/resident-killed-in-single-car-accident-on-still-river-road
2021-08-05 - Referee, man, 52, has 'medical emergency' and goes into cardiac arrest during hockey game in Wellesley (Massachusetts):
http://whdh.com/news/want-to-see-him-out-on-the-ice-again-hockey-player-saves-life-of-referee-who-collapsed-onto-ice-during-game-in-wellesley/
http://www.boston25news.com/news/local/referee-revived-by-hockey-player-after-medical-emergency-ice/IZ7P2IBSUNA7ROLHZ4AYOWVR4A/
http://www.boston25news.com/news/referee-revived-by-hockey-player-after-medical-emergency-ice/72990402-8c35-48a5-9b15-910d7dbe814f/
Quote: "A referee was revived by a hockey player after suffering a medical emergency on the ice on Tuesday. The 52-year-old official collapsed due to an apparent cardiac event just five minutes into a men’s league game at Boston Sports Institute in Wellesley."
2021-08-05 - Man has 'medical emergency' in coastal Dovercourt (Britain):
http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/19494702.air-ambulance-called-medical-emergency-dovercourt/
Quote: "Paramedics and police officers rushed to the aid of a man suffering a medical emergency before an air ambulance was called into action."
2021-08-05 - Woman has 'medical emergency' in coastal Jaywick (Britain):
http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/19494768.woman-taken-hospital-medical-emergency-jaywick/
http://www.dailyadvent.com/gb/news/d94f6e49352ab32c7ef936c39be978f9-Woman-taken-to-hospital-after-medical-emergency-sees-air-ambulance-land
Quote: "An air ambulance was called into action as part of a medical emergency in which a woman needed urgent assistance."
2021-08-05 - Increased seismicity, steam and gas emissions at volcano Savo in the Solomon Islands:
http://watchers.news/2021/08/05/increased-seismicity-steam-and-gas-emissions-savo-volcano-solomon-islands-2021/
2021-08-05 - Water level critical at Lake Oroville (California), hydropower station shut down for the first time ever due to lack of water:
http://www.politico.com/states/california/whiteboard/2021/08/05/california-hits-drought-milestone-as-oroville-hydropower-stops-for-first-time-1389642
Quote: "California water managers on Thursday shut down hydropower generation at Lake Oroville for the first time ever due to falling lake levels, a major milestone in the state's historic drought."
