[Intro]
Don’t be so salty.
(Salinity insanity!)
[Verse 1]
Polarized
(Becomes realized)
The sensitivity
(Of density)
[Bridge]
Bringing on our destiny
Don’t be so salty?
(Salinity insanity!)
[Chorus]
Circulation disruption
(Is it sinkin’ in)
Circulation disruption
(Where to begin…)
[Verse 2]
Has our ship sailed
(Sinkin’ in the sea)
Is our lid nailed
(Self-made destiny)
[Bridge]
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
Influx
(Sucks)
Bring back sanity
[Outro]
Say bye-bye
(To buy, buy, buy)
Cancel vanity…
Make the need for greed
(Recede to ancient history)
… become current with currents
ABOUT THE SONG
Climate change is driving significant, polarized changes in ocean salinity, generally freshening high-latitude surface waters while increasing salinity in subtropical regions due to an intensified water cycle.
Freshening (Lower Salinity): Melting glaciers in Greenland and Antarctica, along with increased precipitation and river runoff, are dumping massive amounts of fresh water into the ocean. This lowers the density of the surface water, particularly in the Arctic and around Antarctica, acting like a “lid” that disrupts ocean circulation.
Global Water Cycle Intensification: Evaporation is increasing in already warm, salty subtropical areas, making them saltier.
Circulation Disruption: The influx of fresh water reduces the density of the surface water, inhibiting it from sinking. This weakens major ocean currents, including the Gulf Stream system (AMOC) and Antarctic circulation.
These changes disrupt marine ecosystems and the global “conveyor belt” of ocean currents that regulates climate.
The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment
From the album “North Flew South“