{"id":48965,"date":"2025-12-06T13:35:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T13:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idea.membrane.com\/songwriter\/?p=48965"},"modified":"2025-12-06T13:35:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T13:35:08","slug":"waterproof","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2025\/12\/06\/waterproof\/","title":{"rendered":"Waterproof"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/XVIII\/Waterproof.mp3\">Waterproof.mp3<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/XVIII\/Waterproof.mp4\">Waterproof.mp4<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/XVIII\/Waterproof-Unplugged-Underground-XXVIII.mp3\">Waterproof-Unplugged-Underground-XXVIII.mp3<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/XVIII\/Waterproof-Unplugged-Underground-XXVIII.mp4\">Waterproof-Unplugged-Underground-XXVIII.mp4<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/XVIII\/Waterproof-intro.mp3\">Waterproof-intro.mp3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[Intro]<br \/>\nGood to the last drop<br \/>\n(Drop)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nThe Snake River<br \/>\n(Fails to deliver)<br \/>\nDiluted subsidies<br \/>\n(Causing tragedies)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nDam the salmon<br \/>\n(Dam &#8217;em, damn &#8217;em)<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nMead and Powell runnin&#8217; low<br \/>\n(How much longer&#8230; I dunno)<br \/>\nJust a drip (Barely a flow)<br \/>\nThe last drop (Oh, whoa woe)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\nBiscayne Aquifer<br \/>\n(Situation&#8217;s more than dire)<br \/>\nDrowning in the salt<br \/>\n(Do you wonder whose fault?)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nThe primate climate<br \/>\nTakes on the hairless ape<br \/>\n(Shape)<br \/>\n[Instrumental, Guitar Solo]<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nMead and Powell runnin&#8217; low<br \/>\n(How much longer&#8230; I dunno)<br \/>\nJust a drip (Barely a flow)<br \/>\nThe last drop (Oh, whoa woe)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nThe primate climate<br \/>\nTakes on the hairless ape<br \/>\n(Shape)<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\nThe primate climate<br \/>\nExtract a confession<br \/>\n(From the extractionists)<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s the human lesson<br \/>\n(By extinctionalists)<\/p>\n<p>ABOUT THE SCIENCE<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"96\" data-end=\"173\"><strong data-start=\"96\" data-end=\"173\">America\u2019s Water Crisis Is Already Here \u2014 and Climate Change Is Driving It<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"175\" data-end=\"246\">The U.S. is running out of fresh water, and the evidence is everywhere:<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"248\" data-end=\"280\">\ud83d\udd25 <strong data-start=\"251\" data-end=\"278\">Colorado River Collapse<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"281\" data-end=\"431\">\n<li data-start=\"281\" data-end=\"325\">\n<p data-start=\"283\" data-end=\"325\">Lake Mead &amp; Lake Powell at historic lows<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"326\" data-end=\"355\">\n<p data-start=\"328\" data-end=\"355\">Forced federal water cuts<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"356\" data-end=\"402\">\n<p data-start=\"358\" data-end=\"402\">Hydropower at Hoover &amp; Glen Canyon at risk<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"403\" data-end=\"431\">\n<p data-start=\"405\" data-end=\"431\">40 million people affected<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"433\" data-end=\"497\">\ud83c\udf21\ufe0f <strong data-start=\"437\" data-end=\"445\">Why?<\/strong><br data-start=\"445\" data-end=\"448\" \/>Climate change is accelerating <em data-start=\"479\" data-end=\"494\">aridification<\/em>:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"498\" data-end=\"720\">\n<li data-start=\"498\" data-end=\"520\">\n<p data-start=\"500\" data-end=\"520\">Vanishing snowpack<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"521\" data-end=\"537\">\n<p data-start=\"523\" data-end=\"537\">Earlier melt<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"538\" data-end=\"561\">\n<p data-start=\"540\" data-end=\"561\">Extreme evaporation<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"562\" data-end=\"720\">\n<p data-start=\"564\" data-end=\"720\">Soils absorbing water before it reaches rivers<br data-start=\"610\" data-end=\"613\" \/>A 2023 study found warming has drained the equivalent of <strong data-start=\"670\" data-end=\"693\">an entire Lake Mead<\/strong> from the basin since 2000.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"722\" data-end=\"965\">\ud83d\udc1f <strong data-start=\"725\" data-end=\"756\">Lower Snake River Dams Myth<\/strong><br data-start=\"756\" data-end=\"759\" \/>They produce <strong data-start=\"772\" data-end=\"779\">&lt;4%<\/strong> of the NW\u2019s power, offer almost <strong data-start=\"812\" data-end=\"826\">no storage<\/strong>, require huge subsidies, and are driving salmon toward extinction. Calling dam removal \u201cclimate craziness\u201d is pure politics \u2014 not science.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"967\" data-end=\"1197\">\ud83c\udf0a <strong data-start=\"970\" data-end=\"999\">Florida Is in Trouble Too<\/strong><br data-start=\"999\" data-end=\"1002\" \/>Sea-level rise is pushing saltwater into Florida\u2019s drinking water aquifers.<br data-start=\"1077\" data-end=\"1080\" \/>Tampa is already buying <strong data-start=\"1104\" data-end=\"1130\">10 million gallons\/day<\/strong> \u2014 something officials say was <em data-start=\"1160\" data-end=\"1173\">\u201cvery rare\u201d<\/em> before this year.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1199\" data-end=\"1380\">\ud83d\udea8 <strong data-start=\"1202\" data-end=\"1237\">Different regions, same crisis:<\/strong><br data-start=\"1237\" data-end=\"1240\" \/>Climate-driven hydrological disruption is hitting reservoirs, aquifers, ecosystems, energy grids, and farms \u2014 <strong data-start=\"1350\" data-end=\"1357\">now<\/strong>, not decades from now.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1382\" data-end=\"1450\"><strong data-start=\"1382\" data-end=\"1450\">This is the new water reality in America. And it\u2019s accelerating.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>*<\/strong> Our <a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/global_warming\/Chaos-Theory-and-Climate-Change.html\"><strong>probabilistic, ensemble-based climate model<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; which incorporates complex socio-economic and ecological feedback loops within a dynamic, nonlinear system &#8212; projects that <a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/global_warming\/Systemic-Collapse.html\"><strong>global temperatures are becoming unsustainable this century<\/strong><\/a>. This far exceeds earlier estimates of a 4\u00b0C rise over the next thousand years, highlighting a dramatic acceleration in global warming. We are now entering <strong>a phase of compound, cascading collapse<\/strong>, where climate, ecological, and societal systems destabilize through interlinked, self-reinforcing feedback loops.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What Can I Do?<\/strong><br \/>\nThe single most important action you can take to help address the climate crisis is simple: <strong>stop burning fossil fuels<\/strong>. <a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/global_warming\/go-net-zero.html\">There are numerous actions you can take to contribute to saving the planet.<\/a> Each person bears the responsibility to minimize pollution, discontinue the use of fossil fuels, reduce consumption, and foster a culture of love and care. <a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/chaos\/sidd.html\">The Butterfly Effect<\/a> illustrates that a small change in one area can lead to significant alterations in conditions anywhere on the globe. Hence, the frequently heard statement that a fluttering butterfly in China can cause a hurricane in the Atlantic. <strong>Be a butterfly and affect the world.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/global_warming\/Tipping-Points.html\">Tipping points<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/global_warming\/notes\/feedback-loops.html\">feedback loops<\/a> drive the <a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/global_warming\/Climate-Change-Acceleration-Rate.html\">acceleration of climate change<\/a>. When one tipping point is breached and triggers others, the cascading collapse is known as the <em><a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/global_warming\/Domino-Effect-Tipping-Points-Toppled.html\">Domino Effect<\/a><\/em>.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/global_warming\/index.html\">The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>From the album &#8220;<a href=\"\/songwriter\/tag\/porous\/\">Porous<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Waterproof.mp3 Waterproof.mp4 Waterproof-Unplugged-Underground-XXVIII.mp3 Waterproof-Unplugged-Underground-XXVIII.mp4 Waterproof-intro.mp3 [Intro] Good to the last drop (Drop) [Verse 1] The Snake River (Fails to deliver) Diluted subsidies (Causing tragedies) [Bridge] Dam the salmon (Dam &#8217;em, damn &#8217;em) [Chorus] Mead and Powell runnin&#8217; low (How much longer&#8230; I dunno) Just a drip (Barely a flow) The last drop (Oh, whoa woe) [&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":[3,9,14],"tags":[163,4187],"class_list":["post-48965","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-4d-music","category-daniel","category-lyrics","tag-climate-change","tag-porous"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48965","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48965"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48965\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48988,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48965\/revisions\/48988"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48965"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48965"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48965"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}