{"id":54549,"date":"2026-07-13T14:08:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T14:08:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/?p=54549"},"modified":"2026-07-13T14:08:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T14:08:49","slug":"events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2026\/07\/13\/events\/","title":{"rendered":"Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[Silence]<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental, Guitar, Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums]<\/p>\n<p>[Intro]<br \/>\n[Instrumental Intro: Pulsing Bass, Organ Swell, Muted Guitar Chops, Rising Synth Filter]<br \/>\n[Minimal Beat, Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal]<br \/>\nExtreme Energy Events<br \/>\n(Presents:)<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental]<br \/>\n[Guitar Solo]<br \/>\n[Organ Stabs, Driving Bass, Snare March]<\/p>\n<p>[Refrain]<br \/>\nExtreme Energy Events<br \/>\n(Presents:)<br \/>\nMore!<br \/>\n(Rain)<br \/>\nMore!<br \/>\n(Pain)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nPeople hear the phrase &#8220;warming world&#8221;<br \/>\nThink the change is neatly curled<br \/>\nJust a number climbing slow<br \/>\nOne degree or two to go<\/p>\n<p>But heat won&#8217;t sit in place<br \/>\nEnergy runs the race&#8217;s pace<br \/>\nStored and shifted, pushed around<br \/>\nTurning sky and sea and ground<\/p>\n<p>[Pre-Chorus]<br \/>\nHeat goes in<br \/>\n(Then transforms)<br \/>\nChanging shape<br \/>\n(Into storms)<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nExtreme Energy Events<br \/>\n(Presents:)<br \/>\nMore!<br \/>\n(Waves)<br \/>\nWho<br \/>\n(Saves?)<\/p>\n<p>More!<br \/>\n(Heat)<br \/>\nMore!<br \/>\n(Beat)<\/p>\n<p>Energy finds another street<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\nWinds accelerate and race<br \/>\nStorms intensify their pace<br \/>\nMoisture rises, clouds expand<br \/>\nHeavy rains sweep through the land<\/p>\n<p>Latent heat and ocean flow<br \/>\nFeed the systems as they grow<br \/>\nLightning flashes through the sky<br \/>\nWildfires spread and glaciers slide<\/p>\n<p>Watch the joules begin to roam<br \/>\nFar away&#8230; now close to home<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental]<br \/>\n[Guitar Solo]<br \/>\n[Driving Bass, Organ Chords, Synth Arpeggios]<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nKinetic energy<br \/>\n(Moving air)<br \/>\nPotential energy<br \/>\n(Rising there)<\/p>\n<p>Latent heat<br \/>\n(Hidden force)<br \/>\nElectrical energy<br \/>\n(Changing course)<\/p>\n<p>Mechanical work<br \/>\n(Shaping shore)<br \/>\nChemical feedbacks<br \/>\n(And more&#8230; and more&#8230;)<\/p>\n<p>[Breakdown]<br \/>\n[Minimal Beat, Deep Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal]<br \/>\nGlobal warming&#8230;<br \/>\n(Is only the beginning.)<\/p>\n<p>Temperature is the signal.<\/p>\n<p>Energy&#8230;<br \/>\n(Is the story after all)<\/p>\n<p>[Final Chorus]<br \/>\nExtreme Energy Events<br \/>\n(Presents:)<br \/>\nMore!<br \/>\n(Rain)<br \/>\nMore!<br \/>\n(Strain)<\/p>\n<p>More!<br \/>\n(Fire)<br \/>\nDire<br \/>\n(Higher)<\/p>\n<p>More extreme<br \/>\n(Now what I mean)<\/p>\n<p>Think not only in degrees<br \/>\n(Think in motion)<br \/>\nThink in gradients and seas<br \/>\n(Think in oceans)<\/p>\n<p>Think in forces, flows, and streams<br \/>\n(And momentum)<br \/>\nThink in joules and what it means<br \/>\n(Where they send them)<\/p>\n<p>Extreme Energy Events<br \/>\n(Presents:)<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\n[Instrumental Outro: Echo Guitar, Rolling Drums, Organ Sustain, Synth Slowly Dissolving]<br \/>\nExtreme energy&#8230;<br \/>\n(In motion)<br \/>\nExtreme energy&#8230;<br \/>\n(Transformation)<\/p>\n<p>Extreme event<br \/>\n(&#8230; in the present)<\/p>\n<p>About the Song<br \/>\nThe phrase\u00a0<em>global warming<\/em>\u00a0is widely misunderstood. While it correctly describes a rise in average surface temperature, it understates the real risk: a rapid increase in total system energy. Temperature is only the initial signal. Once excess energy accumulates, it is transferred, converted, and expressed through atmospheric circulation, ocean dynamics, hydrological cycling, and ecological responses.<\/p>\n<p>Global warming is therefore the beginning of climate change \u2014 not its endpoint.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"extreme-energy-events\">Extreme Energy Events<\/h3>\n<p>Excess trapped thermal energy is continually transformed into other forms, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kinetic Energy<\/strong>\u00a0(stronger winds, faster storm systems)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gravitational Potential Energy<\/strong>\u00a0(enhanced vertical convection, intensified precipitation)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Latent Heat<\/strong>\u00a0(phase changes driving hurricanes and atmospheric rivers)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Radiant Energy<\/strong>\u00a0(infrared trapping and feedback amplification)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chemical Energy<\/strong>\u00a0(biogeochemical feedbacks, wildfire combustion)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Electrical Energy<\/strong>\u00a0(increased lightning frequency in convective systems)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mechanical Work<\/strong>\u00a0(coastal erosion, glacier flow acceleration, ocean mixing)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For a deeper explanation, see:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/global_warming\/Energy-Dynamics.html\">From Heat to Motion: How Thermal Energy Transforms Across Physical Systems<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In 2025, global mean temperatures exceeded the long-recognized\u00a0<strong>1.5\u00b0C threshold<\/strong>. To a casual observer, that number may sound small. In a nonlinear system, it is not.<\/p>\n<p>Small shifts in average temperature translate into large, destabilizing shifts in gradients \u2014 temperature gradients, pressure gradients, and moisture gradients. Those gradient changes alter circulation patterns, intensify convection, amplify hydrological extremes, and increase momentum transfer.<\/p>\n<p>What emerges are not merely \u201cweather events,\u201d but what are more accurately described as:<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Extreme energy events.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Understanding climate change requires thinking not in degrees \u2014<br \/>\nbut in joules.<\/p>\n<p>And in how those joules move.<\/p>\n<p>From the album <strong>&#8220;<a href=\"\/albums\/Extreme-Energy\/\">Extreme Energy<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Silence] [Instrumental, Guitar, Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums] [Intro] [Instrumental Intro: Pulsing Bass, Organ Swell, Muted Guitar Chops, Rising Synth Filter] [Minimal Beat, Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal] Extreme Energy Events (Presents:) [Instrumental] [Guitar Solo] [Organ Stabs, Driving Bass, Snare March] [Refrain] Extreme Energy Events (Presents:) More! (Rain) More! 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