acid rain
noun
: rain that has increased acidity caused by environmental factors (such as atmospheric pollutants)
Examples of acid rain in a Sentence
trees damaged by acid rain
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Volcanic ash can bury crops, damage livestock health, contaminate soil, and poison water supplies, while SO2 mixes with water vapor to form sulfuric acid, contributing to acid rain, which damages vegetation, soils, and water bodies.
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Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
Frontier View 2 Images A technique originally developed to combat acid rain has the potential to pull an enormous amount of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere – while helping to deacidify oceans, restore rivers and boost biodiversity and fish populations.
—New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2024
The problem of acid rain began well over a century ago, but sulfur dioxide levels grew quickly after World War II.
—Alexander E. Gates, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2024
The federal government used it to phase out leaded gasoline starting in the 1980s and to combat acid rain, an effect of power plant emissions, starting in the early 1990s.
—Jeffrey Ball, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2018
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Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
Frontier View 2 Images A technique originally developed to combat acid rain has the potential to pull an enormous amount of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere – while helping to deacidify oceans, restore rivers and boost biodiversity and fish populations.
—New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2024
The problem of acid rain began well over a century ago, but sulfur dioxide levels grew quickly after World War II.
—Alexander E. Gates, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2024
The federal government used it to phase out leaded gasoline starting in the 1980s and to combat acid rain, an effect of power plant emissions, starting in the early 1990s.
—Jeffrey Ball, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2018
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“Acid rain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acid%20rain. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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