[Intro]
[Instrumental]
[Verse 1]
Can we stop the rain?
Isn’t it insane?
Drip, drip, destroy
Come back to enjoy
[Chorus]
Please explain
What are we waiting for?
[Choir refrain]
Choir refrain: What are we waiting for?
(What are we waiting for?)
[Bridge]
Well?
Hell!
Well, well, well
La, de, da, la, de, dee
Help us see
[Break]
[Verse 2]
Can we stop the rain?
Hate to complain
Can’t get a grip
Drip, drip, destroy
Please come back to enjoy
[Chorus]
Please explain
What are we waiting for?
[Choir refrain]
Choir refrain: What are we waiting for?
(What are we waiting for?)
[Bridge]
Well?
Hell!
Well, well, well
La, de, da, la, de, dee
Help us see
[Solo]
[Break]
[Bridge]
It’s going to rain
It’s going to pour
Can’t bear the pain
Oh going poor
er, a, ah, ahh, ah, la, la
La, la, la, lo, da, de, da
[Verse 1]
Can we stop the rain?
Isn’t it insane?
Drip, drip, destroy
Come back to enjoy
[Outro]
Please explain
What are we waiting for?
[Choir refrain]
Choir refrain: What are we waiting for?
(What are we waiting for?)
[Ending]
[Silence]
THE SCIENCE LESSON
Most climate change models forecast rising sea levels as the predominant threat of a warming climate to flood risks. Though sea level rise is of great concern, so should be extreme rainfall (violent rain). One type of violent rain is an atmospheric river. Atmospheric rivers are narrow bands of moisture that travel across the lower troposphere. The Journal EOS in the article Atmospheric Rivers Spur High-Tide Floods on U.S. West Coast explains, “Atmospheric rivers, at their peak, can carry as much water through the sky as the Amazon River does on land. They unleash intense winds and heavy rain as they surge across the Pacific Ocean, eventually making landfall on the U.S. West Coast, contributing to many high-tide flooding events.”
Both the sea and air temperatures are rising. Warm air can hold more moisture than cool air. Warmer sea temperatures result in more evaporation. Warmer air can hold more moisture. The increased moisture in the air moves over land causing inland deluges.