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
Recent Examples on the Web
All these eruptions emitted prodigious quantities of CO₂ and sulfur dioxide and may have damaged the ozone layer and stressed vegetation with acid rain and mercury.
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Howard Lee, Ars Technica, 25 July 2023
And has the makeup of these communities changed over time, in response to climate change, acid rain and invasive species?
—Maddie Bender, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Mar. 2024
But the core samples show signs of human progress, too, reflecting the end of above-ground nuclear testing, improvements in air quality, and curbing of acid rain.
—Peter Weber, The Week, 21 June 2023
Mercury and acid Fox and colleagues proposed that acid rain from volcanic gases may have contributed to the tree loss.
—Howard Lee, Ars Technica, 8 Feb. 2023
So if insects, mercury, acid rain and fog, ozone damage, and even wildfires were not enough, what destroyed the terrestrial ecosystem?
—Howard Lee, Ars Technica, 8 Feb. 2023
Climate change holds the environment down while it is kicked by other stressors like acid rain, mercury, or even plagues of insects until ecosystems break.
—Howard Lee, Ars Technica, 8 Feb. 2023
The asteroid impact also sparked wildfires, tsunamis and acid rain.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Oct. 2023
The ozone hole and acid rain were not fixed with the first international agreements on the table.
—Hannah Ritchie, Scientific American, 25 Oct. 2023
Howard Lee, Ars Technica, 25 July 2023
And has the makeup of these communities changed over time, in response to climate change, acid rain and invasive species?
—Maddie Bender, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Mar. 2024
But the core samples show signs of human progress, too, reflecting the end of above-ground nuclear testing, improvements in air quality, and curbing of acid rain.
—Peter Weber, The Week, 21 June 2023
Mercury and acid Fox and colleagues proposed that acid rain from volcanic gases may have contributed to the tree loss.
—Howard Lee, Ars Technica, 8 Feb. 2023
So if insects, mercury, acid rain and fog, ozone damage, and even wildfires were not enough, what destroyed the terrestrial ecosystem?
—Howard Lee, Ars Technica, 8 Feb. 2023
Climate change holds the environment down while it is kicked by other stressors like acid rain, mercury, or even plagues of insects until ecosystems break.
—Howard Lee, Ars Technica, 8 Feb. 2023
The asteroid impact also sparked wildfires, tsunamis and acid rain.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Oct. 2023
The ozone hole and acid rain were not fixed with the first international agreements on the table.
—Hannah Ritchie, Scientific American, 25 Oct. 2023
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“Acid rain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acid%20rain. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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