Latest Breaking News
Showing Original Post only (View all)Amid drought, Utah governor declares weekend of prayer for rain [View all]
Source: Washington Post
Capital Weather Gang
Amid drought, Utah governor declares weekend of prayer for rain
Gov. Spencer Cox pleads for divine intervention as an exceptional drought covers nearly two-thirds of the state.
By Matthew Cappucci
June 4, 2021 at 2:23 p.m. EDT
Amid a devastating drought, Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox (R) declared this Saturday and Sunday a weekend of prayer, inviting residents of the Beehive State to join in collective and collaborative prayer for rainfall. In a video posted to social media on Thursday, the governor pleaded for divine intervention, noting that current rainfall is not enough.
{snip}
Drought continues to engulf Utah, with nearly two-thirds of the state in top-tier, exceptional drought. (U.S. Drought Monitor)
{snip}
By Matthew Cappucci
Matthew Cappucci is a meteorologist for Capital Weather Gang. He earned a B.A. in atmospheric sciences from Harvard University in 2019, and has contributed to The Washington Post since he was 18. He is an avid storm chaser and adventurer, and covers all types of weather, climate science, and astronomy. Twitter https://twitter.com/MatthewCappucci
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2021/06/04/utah-governor-rain-prayer-drought/
By praying we may be able to escape the deadliest aspects of the continuing drought," said
@GovCox
:
Link to tweet
-- -- -- -- --
I gotta tell you, I think I'd be trying just about anything myself.
Another link:
Utah Governor Declares Weekend Of Prayer For Rain
June 4, 2021
https://www.joemygod.com/2021/06/utah-governor-declares-weekend-of-prayer-for-rain/