there are large fires as you can see on your tv screens right in front of you, all because of the extreme drought that is now plaguing parts of south-central florida. in fact, about 5% of the state under extreme drought conditions with the latest drought monitor. we have severe drought conditions, at least 39% of the state of florida, and this has caused significant wildfires since the beginning of the year, january 1st, 2017. we have seen over 90,000 acres burnt across the state. and again, 29 active wildfires right now. and unfortunately, about 320 fires since the beginning of the year have been due to arson-related activity, and that s charred over 20,000 acres. so, a serious situation there, all exacerbated by the fact that drought continues to worsen throughout that state. switching gears, about 1,000 miles away from florida, we focus in on the central united states, where flooding is occurring, a complete opposite phenomen phenomenon, of course. there are 20 river gauges that are