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.

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 ...

Even though acid rain is a regional problem, it can go on to alter the chemical makeup of soil and water around the world. Some compounds that cause acid rain, including nitrous oxide, are ...

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.

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.

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.

ALBANY, N.Y. – For years, the invisible menace of acid rain has been slowly destroying life in the once-pristine lakes of the Adirondack Park. Researchers say 500 of the roughly 2,800 lakes s… ...

Problem solved, right? Not so fast. Rain in the eastern United States is still relatively acidic. As you can see on this map from 2007, most rainwater in the region has a pH level between 4.3 and 4.8.

Iceland's volcano could follow the pattern of past large blasts that spewed gases altering Earth's temperatures, triggering lung ailments, causing acid rain and thinning the ozone layer.

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 is one of the most destructive environmental threats to forests and their inhabitants. From weakening trees to harming wildlife, this invisible danger is reshaping entire ecosystems.