Across the U.S., the now all too familiar klaxon call "The Governor (or whoever) has declared a state of emergency" is heard more and more frequently. There is no question many of these "states of emergency" are simply budget ballooning techniques, but an unusual number of natural/environmental disasters seem to have recently reared their collective ugly heads.
Sharky&Sharky do not want to get all biblical, but consider the following:

A plague - that's right a plague of insects has begun in the southern section of the U.S. and will swell to cover the entire southeastern section of the U.S. and spread all the way up to Illinois. The Cicada is back in mass and has not been seen in these numbers for over thirteen years.

Drought, the partner of fire. When a governor not only declares a state of emergency but proffers a three-day weekend for "Days of Prayer for rain in the Lone Star State" you know the divining rod cannot be far behind. Prayer is a good thing but probably will not in and of itself open the heavens to precipitation.

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