In Noa’s day Creator used a flood to “wash ‘em all away“ Looks like a mega drought will be used for the same purpose this time

This statement draws a parallel between the biblical flood in Noah’s time, which was seen as divine judgment and renewal, and the idea of a modern-day mega drought serving a similar cleansing or transformative function in the context of environmental crisis and human impact.wikipedia+2

Flood as Mythic Renewal

• The Genesis flood narrative describes the Creator using water—a flood—to erase widespread corruption and start anew, sparing only the blameless Noah and his family as the source of rebirth for humankind.britannica+2

• In many cultures, flood myths express a destruction-creation cycle: divine waters obliterate the old world, but also generate new land, life, and order, as seen in Mesopotamian, Greek, and Indigenous stories.jps.library.utoronto+2

Drought as Modern Catastrophe

• Rather than water, today’s greatest existential threat may be extreme drought, exacerbated by climate change and environmental abuse—posing risks of soil infertility, crop failure, mass displacement, and ecological collapse.smithsonianmag

• Some contemporary interpretations view mega droughts and severe weather as apocalyptic warnings or opportunities for transformation, invoking biblical images but rooted in the realities of meteorology and ecology.abcnews.go+2

Comparative Perspective

Event	Cause	Purpose (Narrative)	Aftermath
Flood (Noah)	Divine flood	Judgment, cleansing, new covenant	Renewal, promise, rebirthwikipedia+1
Mega-drought	Heat, climate change	Environmental collapse, potential for systemic change	Risk of famine, migration, possible new societal normssmithsonianmag

Both flood and drought are "reset" mechanisms—one mythic and watery, the other real and drying—that highlight vulnerability, transformation, and the enduring challenge of living responsibly within the limits of the Earth.jps.library.utoronto+1

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