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Billions of noisy cicadas emerge from slumber across the US
Cicadas are beginning to emerge throughout the Southern and Midwestern parts of the United States of America.
Billions of the buzzing insects are expected thanks to a ‘double brood,’ a rare occurrence not seen in centuries, where the 13-year cicadas and the 17-year cicadas will pop up at the same time.
“They’re your new neighbors and you can’t pound on their wall and tell them to shut up, but, it’s okay,” said Dennis Higgins, a cicada enthusiast and granddad out enjoying the sights and sounds of the insects in Western Springs, Illinois, while pushing his 7-month-old grandson, Reese, in a stroller.
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A cicada crawls on a leaf on May 1, 2024, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Brood XIX, known as the Great Southern Brood, is present along the east coast from Maryland to Georgia and in the Midwest from Iowa to Oklahoma. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
Parts of Illinois will serve as a cross-section for the two broods of periodical cicadas that have spent years living underground before emerging together to briefly mate and die.
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“It’s part of life, but it’s a fun thing,” said Higgins. “It comes once every 17 years, so, I hope I’ll be here for the next one.”
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – An organization celebrated Cinco de Mayo ahead of Tuesday’s holiday with a festival Saturday on Madeline Drive.
The West Augusta Six Geter Foundation held its Flavor Street Festival Latin Edition, featuring food including empanadas, nachos, fajitas and desserts.
“We decided to do a rendition for our Latin brothers and sisters Latin fiesta to bring in the Cinco de Mayo holiday, that’s very important to them as well as the community,” said Patricia Geter, West Augusta Six Geter Foundation and community activist. “Each month we hold the street fest to acknowledge different types of cuisines, cultures, and we are hoping to have a car show in the fall for our festival.”
Geter said the organization holds street festivals every first Saturday of the month.
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Temperatures to start the first Sunday of May are feeling a lot like the first week of March with frost and freezing conditions along and west of Highway 15.
After a chilly start to the day, temperatures will rebound nicely into the mid-60s with lots of sunshine. This will feel pleasantly cool since our average high for today is 74 degrees.
It will be a little breezy at times, with northwest winds gusting to about 25 mph, and just a few passing clouds.
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Skies remain clear tonight, but it won’t be as chilly. Most neighborhoods will fall to right around 50 degrees by early Monday morning.
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