Weather.com - 4/15/13, April Liston, Reuters

ORLANDO, Fla. -- South Florida is fighting a growing infestation of one of the world's most destructive invasive species: the giant African land snail, which can grow as big as a rat and gnaw through stucco and plaster.

More than 1,000 of the mollusks are being caught each week in Miami-Dade and 117,000 in total since the first snail was spotted by a homeowner in September 2011, said Denise Feiber, a spokeswoman for the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

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The New York Times - 4/15/13, By KEN BELSON and MARY PILON

Medical workers aided injured people at the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon on Monday after an explosion.

Accuweather.com - Vickie Frantz, 4/14/13

A tagged Monarch sits on a Milkweed plant at the Fannin Elementary School in Kansas before continuing on it's journey to Mexico. Photo by Craig Wilson

The Monarch butterflies migrating from Mexico to Canada will cross states that lack wildflowers and Milkweed due to wildfires, weed control and drought conditions.

This years swarm is feared to be the smallest since the winter of 2004-2005, according to learner.org. During the migration south, the butterflies were dealing with sparse areas with wildflowers due to drought and wildfires across many of the southern states. The nectar they collect from the flowers help fuel them for their journey to Mexico where they overwinter.

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April 14

Wunderground.com - Geoff Gaherty, 4/12/13

Have you ever seen Jupiter in daylight? This weekend, you just might get your chance.

Very few people have, but you could get an opportunity to join those elite ranks on Sunday. On that date, the moon will pass close to Jupiter, and can be used to locate the planet in the daytime sky.

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