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
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The ominous cloud of acid rain hasn’t vanished but rather drifted toward the developing world.
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Big Think, 24 June 2024
As a pollutant, sulfur dioxide can lead to acid rain.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 11 June 2024
Recent decades have already seen broad efforts to reduce sulfur emissions, including regulations dating back to the 1990s to address acid rain, another of its byproducts.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2024
Life on Earth suffered through scorching heat, acid rain, and wildfires.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 28 May 2024
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Big Think, 24 June 2024
As a pollutant, sulfur dioxide can lead to acid rain.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 11 June 2024
Recent decades have already seen broad efforts to reduce sulfur emissions, including regulations dating back to the 1990s to address acid rain, another of its byproducts.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2024
Life on Earth suffered through scorching heat, acid rain, and wildfires.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 28 May 2024
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 7 Jul. 2024.
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