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• Summer time is thunderstorm time. Florida is the lightning capital of the country, and according to the National Weather Service, more people are killed by lightning in Florida than any other state.
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• Cane toads, a non-native species to Florida, run rampant in backyards of homes and pose a threat to family pets with their toxins. Jeannine Tilford founded the pest removal company Toad Busters to protect both pets and Florida’s ecosystem from the toads and their toxic secretions.
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• UCF’s Center for Lunar and Asteroid Surface Science recently received a $7.5 million grant from NASA.
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• Heavy rain and potential flooding is in the forecast this week across parts of Florida, and a tropical storm might even form nearby.
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• There’s new research underway into whether fresh ocean water might help rescue the ailing Indian River Lagoon.
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• Florida travelers are catching serious mosquito-born diseases abroad, including dengue fever, chikungunya, malaria and Zika virus. Still, officials say the numbers are low and there’s no reason to panic.
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• In Daytona Beach, volunteers are planning to gather tomorrow at Sun Splash Park to clean up the beach after 4th of July revelries.
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• Holes large enough to swallow several large vehicles opened up overnight Wednesday in Central Florida, and environmental authorities are investigating whether they are sinkholes, or fractures caused by something else.
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• A new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study shows that the number of cases of cryptosporidiosis is on the rise.
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• Dozens gathered Tuesday in downtown Orlando to call on the Trump administration to close detention centers housing migrant children. Together the protesters chanted.
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