acid

Is rain an essential part of life or is it just unnecessary to have it? Rain is an important factor to keep life on Earth because for example rain waters plants to feed organisms and it also keeps the water cycle going. But is rain bad in any way? Of course, but it is because of the acidity is possess and that acidic property is becoming more and more acidic by everyday pollution from houses, factories, cars, and etc. This is the concept of acid rain, which according to EPA.gov is a broad term referring to a mixture of wet and dry deposition from the atmosphere containing higher than normal amounts of nitric and sulfuric acids. Acid rain isn’t just rain, its forms like hail or snow, which is wet deposition, and smoke or dust, which is dry deposition. The effects of acid rain are quite terrifying bringing all types of problems to the Earth, for example forests depletions in Canada, threatening bodies of water, decay of buildings made from limestone, and harming agriculture. These effects are usually long term and cause all sorts of secondary problems along with them. There are all types of articles about the effects of acid rain all over the world. For example, across the Canadian Shield, the acidity of the lakes from acid rain has been taking up all the calcium out of the water, which is crucial for life to live. There have been many efforts to decrease or yield the acidity from rising. This is why acid rain is still one of the biggest environmental scourges today.