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Flipboard Science Desk<p>The energy output of 16 trillion atomic bombs detonating simultaneously is unthinkable. And yet that’s what happens when the sun hurls highly damaging radioactive atoms toward Earth. New research suggests that these solar tantrums happen far more frequently than we thought, and there’s no telling when another might happen. Read about these so-called "superflares" at <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@sciencefocus" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>sciencefocus</span></a></span>: </p><p><a href="https://flip.it/sDMDcT" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flip.it/sDMDcT</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Sun" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sun</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Earth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Earth</span></a></p>
Corey S Powell<p>A different kind of global map: The new SWOT satellite uses radar altimetry to measure topography of the ocean floor. </p><p>In its first year, the satellite is already providing a sharper look at the 50% of the Earth that's never been seen clearly before. </p><p>This is what Planet Ocean looks like.</p><p><a href="https://www.aviso.altimetry.fr/en/missions/current-missions/swot/portfolio-of-swot-first-results/global-view-of-seafloor-gravity-and-bathymetry-from-one-year-of-swot.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aviso.altimetry.fr/en/missions</span><span class="invisible">/current-missions/swot/portfolio-of-swot-first-results/global-view-of-seafloor-gravity-and-bathymetry-from-one-year-of-swot.html</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/earth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>earth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ocean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ocean</span></a></p>
hawaiianeye797 (Craig F)<p>A Honu, aka Green Sea Turtle, resting on a reef off south Oahu. Your <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/sealife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sealife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/photooftheday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photooftheday</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Turtle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Turtle</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Tuesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tuesday</span></a><br>@GoPro<br>@krakensports <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Oahu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oahu</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/sea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ocean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ocean</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/pacificocean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pacificocean</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/marinelife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>marinelife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>animals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/wild" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wild</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/outdoors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>outdoors</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/explore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>explore</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/earth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>earth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/reef" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reef</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/photo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/pictureoftheday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pictureoftheday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/picture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>picture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/scuba" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scuba</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/snorkeling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>snorkeling</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a></p>
The Conversation U.S.<p>What does the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> administrator do? The agency’s leader reaches for the stars while navigating budgets and politics back on <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Earth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Earth</span></a> <a href="https://buff.ly/4gn4QC1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">buff.ly/4gn4QC1</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a></p>
Sheri42<p><a href="https://social.ds106.us/tags/clmooc" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>clmooc</span></a> <a href="https://social.ds106.us/tags/smallpoems" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>smallpoems</span></a> <a href="https://social.ds106.us/tags/poetry23" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>poetry23</span></a> <a href="https://social.ds106.us/tags/verdant" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>verdant</span></a> <a href="https://social.ds106.us/tags/earth" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>earth</span></a> So thankful for our verdant earth</p><p><a href="http://sheri42.net/2023/07/25/verdant/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">sheri42.net/2023/07/25/verdant</span><span class="invisible">/</span></a></p>