Chris Simon

Jun 19, 2024 | thetrillium.ca | Chris Simon

This article was first published by InnisfilToday, a Village Media publication. How does Innisfil attract the interest of Premier Doug Ford? All it took was the start of construction on a $200-million, state-of-the-art warehousing facility.

Apr 20, 2024 | yahoo.com | Eric Benson |Chris Simon |Terri Robertson

Unless you’ve been hanging out under a rock (or, say, living underground for your entire pre-adult life), you have probably heard: The cicadas are coming! And it’s a big year for these fascinating insects. In spring 2024, a double brood of periodical cicadas will emerge from the ground, molt, and take to the trees to serenade areas in 17 states across the Southeast and Midwest. Meanwhile, the local birds will have quite the feast.

Apr 20, 2024 | athensmessenger.com | John Cooley |Chris Simon

In the wake of North America’s recent solar eclipse, another historic natural event is on the horizon. From late April through June 2024, the largest brood of 13-year cicadas, known as Brood XIX, will co-emerge with a midwestern brood of 17-year cicadas, Brood XIII. k5:G 4=2DDlQE964@?G6CD2E:@?\2CE:4=6\3@5JQmkAm%9:D 6G6?E H:== k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^4:4252D]F4@??]65F^Qm27764E `f DE2E6Dk^2m[ 7C@> |2CJ=2?5 H6DE E@ x@H2 2?5 D@FE9 :?E@ pC<2?D2D[ p=232>2 2?5 ?@CE96C?

Apr 19, 2024 | kansasreflector.com | John Cooley |Chris Simon

Indeed, some broods have already become extinct. In the late 19th century, one Brood (XXI) disappeared from north Florida and Georgia. Another (XI) has been extinct in northeast Connecticut since around 1954, and a third (VII) in upstate New York has shrunk from eight counties to one since mapping first began in the mid-1800s. Climate change could also have farther-reaching effects. As the U.S. climate warms, longer growing seasons may provide a larger food supply.

Apr 18, 2024 | caledonianrecord.com | Chris Simon

By Chris Simon, Senior Research Scientist of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut In the wake of North America's recent solar eclipse, another historic natural event is on the horizon. From late April through June 2024, the largest brood of 13-year cicadas, known as Brood XIX, will co-emerge with a midwestern brood of 17-year cicadas, Brood XIII.