This album is meant to be a contrasting companion piece to The Magnetic Fields' previous release, Distortion.

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These storms are linked to twisted magnetic fields in the Sun that suddenly snap and release tremendous amounts of energy.

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Ploughing fields opens up organic matter to oxidation and the release of nitrogen held in the soils.

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Glaciers, ice fields, and snowpack store an immense amount of fresh water and gradually release it to meet year-round needs for irrigation, drinking, sanitation, industrial processing, clean energy, and food production.

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