Manu Raju and Brianna Keilar at CNN talking about the cicadas blocking Air Force One

[Peppertoo]

https://www.twitter.com/brikeilarcnn/status/1402620494394888202

[spooky3]

1. Ha! He's right that they are everywhere. Have to use the blower daily

On my tiny back patio and front stoop and sidewalk to avoid slipping on them. Can’t wait for them to be gone. I thought they were supposed to last only a few weeks, but they are still going strong after nearly a month.

[JI7]

3. Why are there so many of them in certain parts of the country ?

I'm in California so it hasn't been an issue here.

[spooky3]

5. I read that they feed off substances near tree roots.

DC has lots of old trees.

[Peppertoo]

6. Different parts of the country have different broods

The broods come out at different times on 13 or 17 year cycles. They come out in huge numbers to overwhelm potential predators.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Periodical_cicadas

[Deminpenn]

2. Foreign object damage could have happened to

the engine.

[woodsprite]

4. In our house, it's a constant sound like steam being let off a pressure cooker.

Go outside and the constant roar is deafening. Drove to Dunkin yesterday, and the cicadas over there were roaring in an undulating rythm (like Bolero). Weird! At least it was a break from the constant roar.

[Deep State Witch]

7. We measured it at 97dB on Saturday.

It's terrible.