I keep hearing about the cicadas that are coming out of the ground after 17-years. What are they and will we have them here? Answered by Ron Patterson – University of Idaho Extension, Bonneville County The famous chattering bugs. If you didn’t know better, you would think you are getting near a rattlesnake. We’re talking…
Question Answered by Andrew McKaughan, Lead Meteorologist, National Weather Service-Pocatello Office + There could be a number of reasons for this but first let’s start with what lightning and thunder are exactly. Lightning is created from the discharge of electric particles in the atmosphere and on the ground. As a thunderstorm moves it gathers positively…
Question Answered by Cory Braastad, Biological Field Technician,.INL ESER Program This is a good question since there are several different factors behind this. The first thing I like to know is what time of year was this? There would be 3 different seasons that could effect the color of the birds: spring, summer and fall.…
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