{"id":40092,"date":"2025-01-10T12:38:20","date_gmt":"2025-01-10T12:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idea.membrane.com\/songwriter\/?p=40092"},"modified":"2025-01-16T14:31:08","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T14:31:08","slug":"a-black-patch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2025\/01\/10\/a-black-patch\/","title":{"rendered":"A Black Patch"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/IX\/A-Black-Patch-I.mp3\"> A-Black-Patch-I.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/IX\/A-Black-Patch-I.mp4\"> A-Black-Patch-I.mp4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/IX\/A-Black-Patch-Unplugged-Underground-XIII.mp3\"> A-Black-Patch-Unplugged-Underground-XIII.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/IX\/A-Black-Patch-Unplugged-Underground-XIII.mp4\"> A-Black-Patch-Unplugged-Underground-XIII.mp4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/IX\/A-Black-Patch-intro.mp3\"> A-Black-Patch-intro.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[Intro]<br \/>\nWhat once would have been a black patch<br \/>\nIs now the whole<br \/>\nMakes one &#8220;head scratch&#8221;<br \/>\n[Instrumental, Electric Guitar Solo]<br \/>\n&#8230; asking what&#8217;s our goal?<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\n1, 2, 3<br \/>\n400% increment<br \/>\nWoe is me<br \/>\nThis ain&#8217;t no accident<br \/>\n(Chose our destiny)<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nWhat once would have been a black patch<br \/>\n(Is now the whole)<br \/>\nMakes me &#8220;head scratch&#8221;<br \/>\n(&#8230; asking what&#8217;s our goal?)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nWho put man in command?!?!<br \/>\n(Save our souls)<br \/>\nMan doesn&#8217;t understand<br \/>\n(Role of fools)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\n1, 2, 3<br \/>\n&#8220;Don&#8217;t look at me&#8221;<br \/>\nIt can&#8217;t be&#8230;<br \/>\nNo, I won&#8217;t see<br \/>\n(Blind and unkind)<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nWhat once would have been a black patch<br \/>\n(Is now the whole)<br \/>\nMakes me &#8220;head scratch&#8221;<br \/>\n(&#8230; asking what&#8217;s our goal?)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nWho put man in command?!?!<br \/>\n(Save our souls)<br \/>\nMan doesn&#8217;t understand<br \/>\n(Role of fools)<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nWhat once would have been a black patch<br \/>\n(Is now the whole)<br \/>\nDoes it make you &#8220;head scratch&#8221;<br \/>\n(&#8230; asking what&#8217;s our goal?)<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\nWhat once would have been a black patch<br \/>\n(Is now the whole)<\/p>\n<p>A SCIENCE NOTE<\/p>\n<p>Wildfires have significantly increased in both intensity and the total acreage burned over the past several decades, driven largely by climate change, land-use practices, and increased human activity. Here\u2019s a summary of the trends:<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Increase in Intensity<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Fire Severity<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>Fires are burning hotter and spreading faster, fueled by drier conditions, heatwaves, and increased availability of combustible material.<\/li>\n<li>The duration of the fire season has expanded, with some regions experiencing fire activity nearly year-round.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Climate Influence<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>Rising global temperatures have led to more frequent and severe droughts, creating conditions that exacerbate wildfire intensity.<\/li>\n<li>Studies show that extreme fire weather days have increased by <strong>50% globally<\/strong> over the last four decades.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Increase in Burned Acreage<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Global Trends<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>The average area burned annually has doubled in many regions. For example, in <strong>California<\/strong>, the average acreage burned each year increased from <strong>150,000 acres in the 1980s<\/strong> to over <strong>1.2 million acres annually in recent years<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>United States<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>Since the 1970s, the area burned annually in the U.S. has increased by <strong>nearly 400%<\/strong>, from about <strong>1.5 million acres to over 7 million acres<\/strong> in recent years.<\/li>\n<li>Fires in the western U.S. now burn <strong>twice as much forested land as they did in the 1980s<\/strong>, with large fires becoming significantly more common.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Global Perspective<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>Globally, the total area burned has increased, especially in regions like <strong>Australia<\/strong>, where the 2019-2020 bushfires consumed over <strong>46 million acres<\/strong>, making it one of the most destructive fire seasons on record.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Underlying Drivers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Drier Vegetation<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>Prolonged droughts and reduced snowpack in mountainous regions have left vegetation drier and more flammable.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Urban Expansion<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>Human activities, such as construction near fire-prone areas, have led to more frequent ignition sources (e.g., power lines, campfires, or arson).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Positive Feedback Loops<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>Fires themselves release vast amounts of CO\u2082, contributing to climate warming and setting the stage for even more intense future fires.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Projections<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>If current trends continue, the area burned annually could increase by another <strong>30-50% by 2050<\/strong>, depending on the pace of climate change mitigation efforts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>From the album &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/idea.membrane.com\/songwriter\/tag\/comprehend-the-end\/\">ComprehEnd&#8230; the End<\/a>&#8221; by <a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/the-end\/\">The End<\/a><\/h3>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/global_warming\/\">The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/IX\/\">MegaEpix Enormous<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A-Black-Patch-I.mp3 A-Black-Patch-I.mp4 A-Black-Patch-Unplugged-Underground-XIII.mp3 A-Black-Patch-Unplugged-Underground-XIII.mp4 A-Black-Patch-intro.mp3 [Intro] What once would have been a black patch Is now the whole Makes one &#8220;head scratch&#8221; [Instrumental, Electric Guitar Solo] &#8230; asking what&#8217;s our goal? 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