(Verse 1)
Turbulence, it’s chaos unfurled,
The hardest problem, in this vast world.
The Professor speaks, of skies in turmoil,
As climate shifts, it doubles the coil.

(Chorus)
Turbulence, it’s on the rise,
In wind and water, where chaos lies.
From Lahaina’s flames to Norway’s floods,
Turbulence, it shakes our blood.

(Verse 2)
Maui’s wildfire, a scene of despair,
Fanned by winds, hurricane’s flare.
Streets ablaze, with scorching heat,
As Lahaina’s heart, faced defeat.

(Chorus)
Turbulence, it’s on the rise,
In wind and water, where chaos lies.
From Lahaina’s flames to Norway’s floods,
Turbulence, it shakes our blood.

(Bridge)
Flashpoints ignite, with a fiery blast,
As people flee, into the ocean vast.
But water, too, joins in the fray,
With waves that tear, and claim their way.

(Verse 3)
Norway’s floods, a tale of woe,
As dams burst open, the waters flow.
Homes washed away, in torrents wild,
As nature’s fury, leaves hearts beguiled.

(Chorus)
Turbulence, it’s on the rise,
In wind and water, where chaos lies.
From Lahaina’s flames to Norway’s floods,
Turbulence, it shakes our blood.

(Outro)
In the dance of chaos, we find our plight,
Turbulence grows, with all its might.
But in the face of turmoil, we’ll stand tall,
For together, we’ll weather, through it all.

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Chords: A Bb A G F# E / E A C G A / D C A / C E A
Instrumentation: Vocals, Takamine Acoustic Guitar
Recorded at Lake Wynonah, Pennsylvania

ABOUT THE SCIENCE
Turbulence
Professor Paul D. Williams of the University of Reading, UK, said, “They are chaotic. Turbulence is known famously as the hardest problem in physics.” In their study Evidence for Large Increases in Clear-Air Turbulence Over the Past Four Decades, Prof. Williams and his team found “Climate change has caused turbulence to double in the last 40 years” and is expected to double or triple again in the next decades.

Update — Climate change’s influence on wind and water flow forces caused more severe damage and deaths. The Maui wildfire of August 2023 is an example. What would have been a fairly routine wildfire was fanned out-of-control by hurricane force winds. One headline read, “Maui fires: Hawaii blazes fanned by Hurricane Dora”. Another headline read, “Hawaii wildfires kill as ‘apocalypse’ hits Maui island”. The New York Times reported, “Gov. Josh Green of Hawaii said on Thursday that the devastating wildfires that swept through western Maui and killed at least 55 people, and possibly many more, were ‘likely the largest natural disaster in Hawaii state history.'”

Both wind and water flow forces contributed to the devastation. Hurricane Dora was at least 500 miles from Hawaii yet the wind forces impacted the fire in Maui. The winds were so strong that before the fire reached Lahaina extremely hot air blew over the town. The streets were so hot they burnt people’s feet trying to flee. The surface of everything became hot. Even after people jumped into the ocean, they said the debris in the water was too hot to float on. Almost all the boats in the harbor burned.

The blast of hot air over Lahaina created the conditions for a flashpoint. A flashpoint is the temperature at which a particular organic compound gives off sufficient vapor to ignite in air. The entire town ignited so quickly that warning sirens could not be activated and people did not have time to escape.

In an unexpected twist, water flow forces also contributed to the chaos. How could water flow add to the fire emergency conditions? When people fled the heat and fire, they jumped into the sea. ABC news reported: Shawn Dougherty, of Lahaina, was among the hundreds of residents forced to flee the resort city when the wildfire began engulfing their homes.

Like others, Dougherty said his only means of survival was to jump into the ocean with his girlfriend, but while some found safety in nearby jetties, the rocks and coral tore up Dougherty’s body.

“At one point, it seemed like I might drown,” he told ABC News. “I’m a good swimmer, but the water was just really rough because of the wind and the turbulence.”

Norway Floods 2023

Also in August of 2023, climate change’s influence on water flow forces caused more severe damage and deaths. AccuWeather reported, “Dam bursts open as deadly flooding washes away homes in Norway. Torrents of water gushed through multiple towns across Norway and landslides cascaded down mountainsides after a deluge drenched Norway.”

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