October 16, 2024 — Ixora, tropical flowering shrubs in the geranium family, are hurricane champions. Not only do the bright orange blossom clusters attract butterflies and bloom year round in Florida, these plants are resistant to diseases, deer grazing and are drought tolerant. It appears in the photo to the left that the blossoms are …
Ixora Strong … Aftermath of Hurricanes Debby, Helene and Milton Read More »
August 11, 2024 – Last week, Tropical Storm Debby dropped over 800 billion pounds of rain (or 10 inches of rain per square miles) onto Sarasota County, Florida and almost twice as much in areas that received up to 18 inches of rain over a span of two days. Homes and cars were flooded from …
This is a true story of endurance by two women at the helm of their respective family’s legacies in the shrimp industry located on the inlet waters of Fort Myers Beach. The surge of monstrous Hurricane Ian made pickup-sticks of most of the aging fleet of 40-some shrimp boats and some were pushed onto land. …
Most Models for Hurricane Ian Switched Projected Landfall Locations from Southern Tampa Bay Region to south to Charlotte Harbor (Lee County, FL.) in less than 24 Hours of Actual Landfall (50 miles+) October 11, 2022 – Although most of the models and weather channels finally targeted the Cayo Costa, FL. landfall location in less than …
September 24, 2022 — Ever wondered how sea mammals such as dolphins and whales sleep underwater without coming to the surface to breathe? Some of the answers can be found in this fascinating Scientific American article. While on a Key West boat excursion several years ago, we observed a pod of eight snoozing bottlenose dolphins. …
October of 2021 — Back in 1999, when Rob and I were seeking a building permit for our backyard office building where Rob about five years later will discover DiTetra Gas used to make Watt-Ahh polarized water, Sarasota County, FL. authorities required an archaeological dig. What was discovered was evidence of a hunting camp of …
February 2, 2021 — Ever wonder how clouds can produce so much rain, sometimes falling an inch or more at your home? Wiki describes rain as droplets of liquid water that have condensed from atmospheric water vapor. Supposedly, atmospheric water vapor comes from evapotranspiration (combination of surface water evaporation and transpiration from plants) that collect …
Mythbusting the Hydrologic Water Cycle – Clouds, Rain and DiTetra Gas Read More »
AquaNew’s corporate headquarters is adjacent to the Myakka Island, over 120,000 acres of preservation and conservation area within Sarasota County, Florida (Southwest Florida). We are located along Shep’s Island, a large wetland slough south of the Upper Lake within the largest State Park in Florida, the Myakka River State Park. The Myakka River is a …
Watt-Ahh is similar to the Original Water on Earth, billions of years ago. The rain water was pure and active from many lightning storms. The water electrically-transported micro nutrients in the soil to support growth of floating algal mats including single-celled Chlorella (green algae) and diatoms. Dinosaurs feasted on the algae and the bioavailability of …
When we have meetings at the AquaNew office, the wild deer and heritage turkey outside always capture everyone’s attention. Our friend, Matt Christian, recently shared this photo of Baby Snooks’ descendants when he was at our office several years ago. Last Thanksgiving, we had a story about the heritage turkeys. This Thanksgiving, we share the …
