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Billions of Cicadas to Overrun East Coast After 17 Years Underground

Any day now, billions of cicadas with bulging red eyes will crawl out of the earth after 17 years underground and overrun the East Coast. They will arrive in such numbers that people from North Carolina to Connecticut will be outnumbered roughly 600-to-1. Maybe more.

2013/05/06

East Coast About to be Overrun by Billions of Cicadas

Any day now, billions of cicadas with bulging red eyes will crawl out of the earth after 17 years underground and overrun the East Coast.

2013/05/06

File photo of some of the wreckage as a result of Superstorm Sandy. (credit: Getty Images)

Congress Passes $50.5B Superstorm Sandy Aid Bill

Congress is sending a $50.5 billion emergency relief measure for Superstorm Sandy victims to President Barack Obama for his signature.

2013/01/28

Damaged rides and debris are strewn across Keansburg Amusement Park after Superstorm Sandy swept across the region, on Nov. 1, 2012 in Keansburg, N.J. (credit: Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Forecasters Warn Of Possible Nor’easter Next Week In Sandy-Stricken States

Another messy — and wintry — storm may cause post-Election Day problems for an already weather-weary East Coast, forecasters say.

2012/11/02

A road sign warns drivers of weather conditions in downtown Washington, D.C., on Oct. 28, 2012 ahead of Hurricane Sandy's landfall. (credit: EVA HAMBACH/AFP/Getty Images)

NOAA: ‘This Is The Worst-Case Scenario’

NEW YORK (AP) — A strengthening Hurricane Sandy churned north Monday, raking ghost-town cities along the Northeast corridor with rain and wind gusts. Subways and schools were closed across the region of 50 million people, the floor […]

2012/10/29

In this handout satellite image provided by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Hurricane Sandy, pictured at 00:15 UTC, churns off the east coast on Oct. 28, 2012 in the Atlantic Ocean. (credit: NASA via Getty Images)

Parts Of West Virginia Could See Up To 3 Feet Of Snow

Forecasters say as much as 3 feet of snow is now possible along the highest ridge tops of West Virginia.

2012/10/29

Hurricane Sandy has caused a tree to fall on homes along Nebraska Ave. (credit: Matt Del Signore/All-News 99.1 WNEW)

UPDATE: Sandy Causes Death, Flooding and Massive Power Outages

Floodwaters surged into seaboard communities in Maryland and Delaware as former Hurricane Sandy crashed ashore on the mid-Atlantic coast, and residents feared the worst was yet to come as the huge, violent storm headed inland.

2012/10/27

Volunteers help to restock the shelves at Millers Market after the store was damaged by last year's 5.8 earthquake in Mineral, Va. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

East Coast Earthquake Created A ‘New Normal’

When the “Big One” rocked the East Coast one year ago, the earthquake centered on this rural Virginia town cracked ceiling tiles and damaged two local school buildings so badly that they had to be shuttered for good. Now as the academic year gets under way, students are reciting a new safety mantra: Drop, cover, and hold on.

2012/08/23