US Crude Oil, Days Supply -- Drops Again; Is Lake Mead At Record Low? -- July 14, 2021

What I'm watching on TCM via Hulu: The Lusty Men, 1952. Well worth it. Critical reception:

This film currently holds 100% approval rating at Rotten Tomatoes, with the average 8.2/10. Dave Kehr of Chicago Reader calls it "A masterpiece by Nicholas Ray—perhaps the most melancholy and reflective of his films (1952)." [I very, very seldom see a movie with 100% approval rating at Rotten Tomatoes.]

Gary Tooze of DVDbeaver also highly praises the film: "This is one of the best westerns - period. Mitchum is at his very best. It carries a documentary-style presence at times but is steeped in emotion. Absolute masterpiece." [I concur.]

US crude oil, days supply: drops again. Now, down to 27.1 days. Link here. This is about eighteen consecutive weeks of decreasing supply, with some minor exceptions. But we haven't seen this little supply since January, 2020, or thereabouts. There may have been exceptions.

Lake Mead water level: dropping like a rock. Link here. It appears Lake Mead has never been lower (except while it was being filled). Lowest level since the 1930s, says the Smithsonian Magazine.

• at 1068 feet today;
• historical level, only through June, 2017;
• max and min:   
• 1983, the lake reached its highest ... recorded water level at 1,225 feet. 
• since 2000, the water level has dropped 140 feet. 
• the previous record its low water level was 1,071.6 feet in 2016. Now, the lake has ducked just below that level at 1,071.56 feet. -- Jun 18, 2021.
  

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