Lessons from how we tackled acid rain can be applied to our world today. Skip to main content. Scientific American. Opinion. October 25, 2023. 5 min read. The World Solved Acid Rain.

Acid rain describes any form of precipitation that contains high levels of nitric and sulfuric acids. It can also occur in the form of snow, fog, and tiny bits of dry material that settle to Earth.

According to Statista, approximately 34% of cities monitored in China experienced acid rain in 2020. "We still have more acidity in rain than we should have," he said. "It's still not back to normal." ...

Decades ago, acid rain was one of the world’s most alarming environmental crises. Pollution from coal power plants and cars made rainfall so toxic that it killed fish, wiped out forests, and ...

In the 1970s, acid rain was one of the most serious environmental threats in North America and Europe. The air was so laden with pollution from coal power plants and cars at the time that it ...

Acid rain has been reduced in the United States, Europe, Japan and South Korea but the opposite is true in fast-growing East Asian megacities, ... Acid rain still plagues parts of the world.

Acid Rain Problems Persist December 22, 2000 / 7:30 AM EST / AP Cuts in power plant emissions have not done enough to reduce acid rain damage in the Northeast, an environmental research group says.

As Scientific American reports, acid rain is a continuing and growing problem; forests and animals all over the world (including the U.S. East Coast) are indeed facing catastrophe.

Acid rain already has caused problems in northeast Florida. In August 1986, acid rain did $275,000 worth of damage by corroding the paint on 2,000 BMW cars parked at the Jacksonville port.