... soon. So you hurry as you try to make it back to your car before the rain comes, but as you are running you hear the little thumps on the leaves in the trees above you. Then you feel a sharp burning sensation on your arm. You look down and see a hole burning in your arm. You run faster but only feel ... Acid Rain! Why?" Is this a realistic picture of what acid rain is? Of course not. Acid rain doesn't literally mean that acid, strong enough to burn skin upon touch, is falling as rain instead of water. So does that mean that acid rain is not a killer? To understand that answer to that qu...

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... 7. Normal rain is slightly acidic because of the carbon dioxide that naturally dissolves into it, so it has a pH of about 5.5. As of the year 2000, the most acidic rain falling in the US has a pH of about 4.3. (1) Almost all of the electricity that powers modern life comes from the burning of fossil fuels such as coal, natural gas, and oil ... the atmosphere. The ecological effects of acid rain are most clearly seen in aquatic environments, such as streams, lakes, and marshes. Acid rain flows to streams, lakes, and marshes after falling on forests, fields, buildings, and roads. Acid rai...

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