[ExI] is god to blame? or is it the fires?

[Damien Broderick]

CBS news: July 17, 2011 6:07 PM


Okla. governor calls for prayer to end heat wave


CBS News correspondent Cynthia Bowers reports that it's been so hot for 
so long in Oklahoma, the governor called for a statewide day of prayer 
in hope of some divine intervention

"I think if we have a lot of people praying, it moves the heart of God," 
Gov. Mary Fallin says.

...

Six cities not only broke records for a single day, but set all time 
highs since records have been kept: Tallahassee, Fla. - 105 on June 15; 
Amarillo, Texas - 111 on June 26; Borger, Texas - 113 on June 26; 
Dalhart, Texas - 110 on June 26; Childress, Texas - 117 on June 26; and 
Gage, Okla. - 113.

...

Extremely dry weather is blamed on fires that have already burned nearly 
5 million acres in the southwest so far this summer.

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[Yep, those damned fires do create awfully dry weather.]