Summer serenade: Expect more cicadas in 2024 than in the previous 220 years

There are certain things for which Oklahoma summers are known: Oppressive heat, suffocating humidity, devastating drought, continually running air conditioners and the song of cicadas.
To be sure, no Oklahoman is surprised by these well-known summertime characteristics — these are as certain as tornadoes in the spring, football in the fall and ice storms in the winter.

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