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(Photo : Micheal Kropiewnicki) Intense Heat The current heatwave might be a factor. "As daylight temperatures continue to rise, we expect to see an increase in adult cicada activity," Dr. Jim Fredericks, the National Pest Management Association's chief entomologist, told AccuWeather recently. (Photo : Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) And it's been hot recently. The blistering heat is everywhere. Not only in the Northeast, where many areas saw the first heatwave of the season over the weekend, but also in the Southeastern regions, where temperatures hit triple digits towards the end of May. ...

A plane carrying dozens of journalists preparing to take off from Washington, D.C. to cover President Biden's first trip abroad was delayed for

Sometimes you come across a story that makes you wonder how you got here and if you’ve reached the height of your career. This story about cicadas taking on a plane full of reporters following President Joe Biden’s tour and winning feels like that moment, and I regret nothing. Seriously, they are the pests of the nation and have waited 17 years to enact their revenge. I don’t know what for, but there is definitely something nefarious going on here. It also brings up the question, are cicadas dangerous? Well, according to Matt Kasson, an associate professor of forest pathology and mycolo...

There are so many cicadas buzzing around the nation's capital that they are starting to show up on weather radars like living storms.

By Bill Galluccio Photo: Getty Images The White House press corps was scheduled to depart from Washington D.C. at 9 p.m. ET on Tuesday (June 8) night to fly to England to cover President  Joe Biden's first international trip. When they arrived at Dulles International Airport, they learned that their flight was delayed because a swarm of cicadas had damaged the aircraft. Officials said the cicadas managed to fly into the engine of the Delta Air Lines Airbus 330-300, causing damage to the plane's auxiliary power unit. Mechanics were unable to repair the damage, and Delta had to dispatch ano...