{"id":42231,"date":"2025-03-19T12:57:56","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T12:57:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idea.membrane.com\/songwriter\/?p=42231"},"modified":"2025-03-19T12:57:56","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T12:57:56","slug":"blown-away-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2025\/03\/19\/blown-away-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Blown Away"},"content":{"rendered":"

Blown-Away-0.mp3<\/a>
\nBlown-Away-0.mp4<\/a>
\nBlown-Away-I.mp3<\/a>
\nBlown-Away-I.mp4<\/a>
\nBlown-Away-intro.mp3<\/a><\/p>\n

[Intro]
\nWhich way will the wind blow you
\nCan you tell me true
\nSay as you’re blown away
\nToday<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nThe rains are pounding
\n(Ever harder)
\nThe pain’s resounding
\n(Your life for barter)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nWhich way will the wind blow you
\nCan you tell me true
\nSay as you’re blown away
\nToday<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nBlown away
\n(Feel me fray)
\nBlown away
\n(Gone astray)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nThe ground is drier
\n(Then ever before)
\nOur leader a liar
\n(We cannot endure)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nWhich way will the wind blow you
\nCan you tell me true
\nSay as you’re blown away
\nToday<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nBlown away
\n(Feel me fray)
\nBlown away
\n(Gone astray)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nWhich way will the wind blow you
\nCan you tell me true
\nSay as you’re blown away
\nToday<\/p>\n

A SCIENCE NOTE:<\/p>\n

Violent Rain<\/strong>
\nWhat turns these severe weather events into \u2018violent rain events\u2019 is the application of the drag equation and flow dynamics.<\/p>\n

Mass and velocity are just part of the equation; density also plays a key role. The combination of these variables increases the intensity of flow forces. Wind and water forces scale with the square of velocity, meaning that as flow speeds increase \u2014 due to more intense heating or heavier rainfall \u2014 the damage scales accordingly. According to drag physics, force is proportional to density times the square of velocity.<\/p>\n

For example, a 20-mile-an-hour wind exerts four times the force of a 10-mile-an-hour wind, while a 40-mile-an-hour wind exerts 16 times the force of a 10-mile-an-hour wind. At 50 miles an hour, the force is 25 times greater, and at 60 miles an hour, it’s 36 times greater than at 10 miles an hour. Now, add the density factor: water is about 800 times denser than air, so a 10-mile-an-hour water flow exerts 800 times the force of a 10-mile-an-hour wind.<\/p>\n

As flow velocities increase due to climate change, the forces \u2014 and thus the damage \u2014 scale with the square of the velocities. While we may not know precisely how much velocities will rise with climate change, we’re already seeing the effects: overwhelmed flood and sewage systems, collapsing hillsides, and more.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

From the album “On the Edge<\/a>“<\/h3>\n

The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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