ACID RAIN

is rain that is more acidic than normal. Caused by air pollution, acid rain’s spread and damage involves weather, chemistry, soil, and the life cycles of plants and animals on the land and from acid rain in the water. Air pollution from the burning of fossil fuels is the major cause of acid rain. Smoke and fumes from burning fossil fuels rise into the atmosphere and combine with the moisture in the air to form acid rain. The wet forms can fall as rain, snow, or fog. The dry forms are acidic gases or particulates.