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We came to diwanya province to film the story of sheikh kazem al kaabi, a farmer whose area has been affected by climate change and extreme heat. filming this scene, i couldn't believe the temperature i was recording — the ground temperature was upwards of 60 degrees. it was like breathing in a sauna. you feel trapped. this year has been a very bad yearfor them. they have been farming, and unfortunately for them, it didn't turn out to be a very good year. and as a result, a lot of people are trying to migrate from this place.

We came to diwanya province to film the story of sheikh kazem al kaabi, a farmer whose area has been affected by climate change and extreme heat. filming this scene, i couldn�*t believe the temperature i was recording. the ground temperature was upwards of 60 degrees. it was like breathing in a sauna. you feel trapped. this year has been a very bad yearfor them. they have been farming, and unfortunately for them didn�*t turn out to be a very good year. and as a result, a lot of people are trying to migrate from this place.

Emergence of brood x. so what do you look for? what are the telltale signs? >> look for holes. if there's a lot of holds, it implies there's a lot of action in the area. >> reporter: there's a reason scientists want to know when brood x is arriving. they're an unusual bellwether for chiemt change. >> the trigger to get them to come to ground and when the soil reaches 64 degrees fahrenheit. >> reporter: this professor created the cicada tracking app and has studied centuries of newspapers and old diaries. >> in 2017, the first cicada was noted on april 27th. that's very, very early. that's beca...

>> holes. there is a lot of holes. that implies there is a lot of cicadas action in the area. >> reporter: there is a reason skien istists want to know when broad x is arriving. periodical cicadas spend years underground before emerging making them an unusual bellwether for climate change. >> the key is when the soil reaches a temperature of 64 degrees fahrenheit. >> reporter: he created the app and has studied centuries of newspapers and old diaries to document when they popped up. >> in 2017 the first cicada was noted april 27th. that's very, very early. that's because they are insects of cl...

They popped up. >> in 2017, the first cicada was noted on april 27th. that's very, very early. that's because periodical cicadas are insects of climate. >> reporter: as the planet heats up, the soil does too, hitting the magic 64 degrees earlier in the year. in the region where brood x lives, the average ground temperature is a full 8 degrees warmer than at this time in 1970, according to climate central. in baltimore, the soil is hitting 64 degrees roughly 16 days earlier than it did half a century ago. in chattanooga, 36 days earlier. a mild winter or a december warm spell can also throw off...