Alongside experts from academia and industry, leaders from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, will be on hand at the Feb. 25–29
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Brood X cicadas emerge after 17 years to swarm the Northeast (Warning: Graphic images) By Leslie Gornstein Pamela Zhang via Instagram
Do you live in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Michigan, Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, West Virginia, New York, Indiana, Ohio, Maryland, North Carolina, Delaware, Kentucky, eastern Tennessee or nearby environs? How about Washington, D.C.? Then there s a good chance you ve met a Brood X cicada by now maybe even up close.
The 2021 phenomenon involves billions of the loud, winged insects emerging from the ground in a quantity not seen in 17 years.
The sound of such a massive swarm is said to reach up to 100 decibels. That s bad news for people who value their sleep. But there s good news, too: The phenomenon is yielding some truly fabulous photos from amateurs and pros alike.