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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Atmospheric ozone pollution and acid rain would often damage crops, McBride said.
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2025
In the 1970s, acid rain was one of the most serious environmental threats in North America and Europe.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 10 Mar. 2025
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.
—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
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2025
In the 1970s, acid rain was one of the most serious environmental threats in North America and Europe.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 10 Mar. 2025
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.
—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
See All Example Sentences for acid rain
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“Acid rain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acid%20rain. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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