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Here Comes the Flood
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[Intro]
You think this is mud…?
(Here comes the flood)
Do you know…
How the forces flow?
[Verse 1]
Under the strain
(Of the violent rain)
Their violent reign
Poured on the poor
[Bridge]
Already up to our ears in mud…
(Here comes the flood)
[Chorus]
Do you know…
(How the forces flow?)
Scale with the square
(… of the velocities)
[Bridge]
Sure to impair
(Their hypocrisies)
[Verse 2]
Feel the pain
(Of the violent rain)
Their violent reign
(Poured poor some more)
[Bridge]
Already up to our ears in mud…
(Here comes the flood)
[Chorus]
Do you know…
(How the forces flow?)
Scale with the square
(… of the velocities)
[Bridge]
Sure to impair
(Their hypocrisies)
[Outro]
Here comes the flood
(Better head higher and higher)
Here comes the flood
(If any ground can be found)
Here comes the flood
Hands stained with blood
(Here comes the flood)
Watch the fall of all
(Here comes the flood)
Thud!
ABOUT THE SCIENCE
What turns these severe weather events into ‘violent rain events’ is the application of the drag equation and flow dynamics.
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 — due to more intense heating or heavier rainfall — the damage scales accordingly. According to drag physics, force is proportional to density times the square of velocity.
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.
As flow velocities increase due to climate change, the forces — and thus the damage — 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.
From the album “In the Throes“
The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment
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Here-Comes-the-Flood-intro.mp3
[Intro]
You think this is mud…?
(Here comes the flood)
Do you know…
How the forces flow?
[Verse 1]
Under the strain
(Of the violent rain)
Their violent reign
Poured on the poor
[Bridge]
Already up to our ears in mud…
(Here comes the flood)
[Chorus]
Do you know…
(How the forces flow?)
Scale with the square
(… of the velocities)
[Bridge]
Sure to impair
(Their hypocrisies)
[Verse 2]
Feel the pain
(Of the violent rain)
Their violent reign
(Poured poor some more)
[Bridge]
Already up to our ears in mud…
(Here comes the flood)
[Chorus]
Do you know…
(How the forces flow?)
Scale with the square
(… of the velocities)
[Bridge]
Sure to impair
(Their hypocrisies)
[Outro]
Here comes the flood
(Better head higher and higher)
Here comes the flood
(If any ground can be found)
Here comes the flood
Hands stained with blood
(Here comes the flood)
Watch the fall of all
(Here comes the flood)
Thud!
ABOUT THE SCIENCE
What turns these severe weather events into ‘violent rain events’ is the application of the drag equation and flow dynamics.
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 — due to more intense heating or heavier rainfall — the damage scales accordingly. According to drag physics, force is proportional to density times the square of velocity.
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.
As flow velocities increase due to climate change, the forces — and thus the damage — 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.
From the album “In the Throes“
The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment