acid rain
noun
: rain that has increased acidity caused by environmental factors (such as atmospheric pollutants)
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trees damaged by acid rain
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Scientists and public health officials have long tracked the pollutants that cause smog, acid rain, and other environmental health hazards and shared them with the public through the local Air Quality Index.
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Katharine Gammon, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2025
Coal emissions can also lead to health issues, including respiratory illness, lung disease, acid rain, smog, and neurological and developmental damage.
—Kelly Livingston, ABC News, 18 Mar. 2025
The Guardian reports that the scientist who discovered acid rain in North America said the United States could see acid rain return after Trump’s rollbacks of pollution regulations.
—Cara Buckley, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Cities that were once notorious for their thick, choking smog – such as Los Angeles, Houston and Pittsburgh – now see far cleaner air, while lakes and forests devastated by acid rain in the Northeast have rebounded.
—Richard E. Peltier, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2025
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Katharine Gammon, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2025
Coal emissions can also lead to health issues, including respiratory illness, lung disease, acid rain, smog, and neurological and developmental damage.
—Kelly Livingston, ABC News, 18 Mar. 2025
The Guardian reports that the scientist who discovered acid rain in North America said the United States could see acid rain return after Trump’s rollbacks of pollution regulations.
—Cara Buckley, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Cities that were once notorious for their thick, choking smog – such as Los Angeles, Houston and Pittsburgh – now see far cleaner air, while lakes and forests devastated by acid rain in the Northeast have rebounded.
—Richard E. Peltier, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Acid rain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acid%20rain. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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