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Story summary
- In 2026, the United States will experience a quiet cicada year with no major broods.
- In 2024, cicada-geddon occurred when two broods emerged simultaneously.
- These straggler cicadas can emerge one or four years outside their schedule, possibly due to miscounted sap flow.
- Next significant emergences are Brood XXII in 2027 and Brood XXIII in 2028.
