Trillions of red-eyed periodical cicadas are emerging from underground in the eastern U.S. this month. The broods emerging are on 13 or 17 year cycles.
in one South Carolina county that residents are calling the sheriff’s office asking why they can hear sirens or a loud roar.on Tuesday letting people know that the whining sound is just the male cicadas singing to attract mates after more than a decade of being dormant.Some people have even flagged down deputies to ask what the noise is all about, Newberry County Sheriff Lee Foster said.
Their collective songs can be as loud as jet engines and scientists who study them often wear earmuffs to protect their hearing.“Although to some, the noise is annoying, they pose no danger to humans or pets,” Foster wrote in his statement to county residents. “Unfortunately, it is the sounds of nature.”At HuffPost, we believe that everyone needs high-quality journalism, but we understand that not everyone can afford to pay for expensive news subscriptions.
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