2 Broods of Cicadas to Emerge from Underground, First Occurrence in 221 Years | EWTN News Nightly

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America's heartland is preparing for an ecological event it hasn't seen in 221 years. Two groups, or broods, of cicadas are emerging from underground and billions, if not trillions of the insects are expected to begin serenading parts of the Midwest with their cacophonous mating call. Different cicada broods come out every 13 or 17 years, but this year their appearances are occurring simultaneously, which hasn't happened since 1803, the same year as the Louisiana Purchase. Dr. Gene Kritsky, joins to tell us more about cicadas themselves, what they are and what role they play in our ecosystem. Dr. Kritsky shares why they make so much noise. He discusses the 2 groups of cicadas and where we should expect to see or hear the majority of the activity. He fills us in on how special this summer's occurrence of dual-emergence is. ------------ EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf