{"id":36639,"date":"2024-09-05T11:57:47","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T11:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idea.membrane.com\/songwriter\/?p=36639"},"modified":"2024-12-04T13:03:20","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T13:03:20","slug":"that-smoke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2024\/09\/05\/that-smoke\/","title":{"rendered":"That Smoke"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/VII\/That-Smoke.mp3\"> That-Smoke.mp3<\/a> (Best Of)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/VII\/That-Smoke.mp4\"> That-Smoke.mp4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/IV\/That-Smoke-I.mp3\"> That-Smoke-I.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/IV\/That-Smoke-I.mp4\"> That-Smoke-I.mp4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/IV\/That-Smoke-II.mp3\"> That-Smoke-II.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/IV\/That-Smoke-II.mp4\"> That-Smoke-II.mp4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/IV\/That-Smoke-Reggae-1.mp3\"> That-Smoke-Reggae-1.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/IV\/That-Smoke-Reggae-1.mp4\"> That-Smoke-Reggae-1.mp4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/IV\/That-Smoke-Reggae-2.mp3\"> That-Smoke-Reggae-2.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/IV\/That-Smoke-Reggae-2.mp4\"> That-Smoke-Reggae-2.mp4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/IV\/That-Smoke-on-fire.mp3\"> That-Smoke-on-fire.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[Intro]<br \/>\nThat smoke<br \/>\nAin&#8217;t no joke<br \/>\nGives a bloke<br \/>\nCause to choke<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nStarts with a spark<br \/>\nLighting up the dark<br \/>\nDoesn&#8217;t take long<br \/>\nTo spread along<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\n(Ohhh) That smoke<br \/>\nAin&#8217;t no joke<br \/>\nGives a bloke<br \/>\nCause to choke<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nTo relieve<br \/>\nJust don&#8217;t breathe<br \/>\nHold your breath<br \/>\nTo avoid death<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\nThe flames<br \/>\nFanning higher<br \/>\nWho&#8217;s to blame<br \/>\nPreach to the choir<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\n(Ohhh) That smoke<br \/>\nAin&#8217;t no joke<br \/>\nGives a bloke<br \/>\nCause to choke<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nTo relieve<br \/>\nJust don&#8217;t breathe<br \/>\nHold your breath<br \/>\nTo avoid death<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\n(Ohhh) That smoke<br \/>\nAin&#8217;t no joke<br \/>\nGives a bloke<br \/>\nCause to choke<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nTo relieve<br \/>\nJust don&#8217;t breathe<br \/>\nHold your breath<br \/>\nTo avoid death<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\nHold your breath<br \/>\nUntil death<\/p>\n<p>A SCIENCE NOTE<br \/>\nNOAA &#8212; Wildfires are an increasing threat to air quality, affecting nearby areas and regions far downwind due to smoke dispersion. A new study published in Environmental Science &amp; Technology examined how wildfire smoke affects the levels of two harmful pollutants, fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and ozone, across the United States from 2018 to 2023. Through an analysis of 600 air monitoring stations and satellite observations, researchers found that wildfire smoke significantly raised PM2.5 and ozone levels, leading to numerous days when air pollution exceeded health standards. Notably, wildfire smoke accounted for 25 percent of all days with unhealthy ozone levels, with 2023 seeing the greatest impact due to severe wildfires in Canada.<\/p>\n<p>BROUSE &#8212; A study published in the Journal Nature found Canada\u2019s 2023 wildfires released more carbon into the atmosphere than the annual emissions of all but three countries, underscoring a troubling trend. A new study raises serious concerns that Canada&#8217;s forests, long considered crucial carbon sinks, may no longer reliably absorb carbon in the long term.<\/p>\n<p>This signals a dangerous acceleration of global warming, pushing us over a tipping point. Permafrost, once thought to be a stable, frozen barrier, is now thawing and burning year-round, releasing even more carbon and methane into the atmosphere. The resulting domino effect exacerbates climate instability, leading to more extreme weather, rising sea levels, and declining air quality.<\/p>\n<p>These human-driven changes are not just ecological crises \u2014 they pose direct threats to human health, increasing the likelihood of premature death due to heatwaves, pollution, and the cascading impacts of an increasingly volatile climate.<\/p>\n<p>The Study: <a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/global_warming\/notes\/Carbon-Emissions-2023-Canadian-Wildfires.pdf\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6155\"><strong>Carbon emissions from the 2023 Canadian wildfires<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>About Feedback Loops and Tipping Points<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tipping cascades have emerged between biogeophysical and social-ecological systems. This Domino Effect is causing climate change to accelerate at an exponential rate.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/global_warming\/Tipping-Points.html\">Tipping points<\/a> are Critical Milestones that directly impact the rate of <a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/global_warming\/Climate-Change-Acceleration-Rate.html\">acceleration in climate change<\/a> by multiplying the number and intensity of <a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/global_warming\/notes\/feedback-loops.html\">feedback loops<\/a>.<\/strong> Identifying and understanding these tipping points is crucial for climate science and policymaking. Crossing multiple tipping points could lead to a <a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/global_warming\/Domino-Effect-Tipping-Points-Toppled.html\"><b>domino effect<\/b><\/a>, resulting in a much more rapid and severe climate change than currently projected.<\/p>\n<h3>From the album &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/idea.membrane.com\/songwriter\/tag\/this-is-it\/\">This is It<\/a>&#8221; by <a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/Daniel\/\">Daniel<\/a> and the album &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/idea.membrane.com\/songwriter\/tag\/rasta-far-eon\/\">Rasta-Far-Eon<\/a>&#8221; by <a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/rombox\/Narley_Marley\/\">Narley Marley<\/a><\/h3>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/IV\/\">MegaEpix Enormous<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/global_warming\/\">A song about The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>That-Smoke.mp3 (Best Of) That-Smoke.mp4 That-Smoke-I.mp3 That-Smoke-I.mp4 That-Smoke-II.mp3 That-Smoke-II.mp4 That-Smoke-Reggae-1.mp3 That-Smoke-Reggae-1.mp4 That-Smoke-Reggae-2.mp3 That-Smoke-Reggae-2.mp4 That-Smoke-on-fire.mp3 [Intro] That smoke Ain&#8217;t no joke Gives a bloke Cause to choke [Verse 1] Starts with a spark Lighting up the dark Doesn&#8217;t take long To spread along [Chorus] (Ohhh) That smoke Ain&#8217;t no joke Gives a bloke Cause to choke [Bridge] [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9,14,3955,17],"tags":[163,546,3622,4009,4007],"class_list":["post-36639","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daniel","category-lyrics","category-megaepix-enormous","category-narley-marley-reggae","tag-climate-change","tag-mp4","tag-msuic-videos","tag-rasta-far-eon","tag-this-is-it"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36639","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36639"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36639\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38933,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36639\/revisions\/38933"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36639"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36639"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}