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Help Stop Acid Rain

This unnatural disaster is what we call ACID RAIN.
             That's right ACID rain was the cause of all the damage done to my home. .
             It was my uncle who introduced me to the dangers of acid rain and today after having done thorough research on this subject I want to pass my knowledge on to you people and hopefully in this way urge and inspire you people to try and abolish the production of acid rain.
             Right so lets not waste anytime and get down to it. Ok I know you guys are smart already know what the meaning of acid rain is but just in case lets recall the definition once again. .
             As the name suggests, acid rain is rain, which is acidic. The rain becomes acidic because of gases like sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide, which are produced due to air pollution, dissolve in the rainwater and form various acids. When this acid rain contact with anything such as " soil, water, plants and building materials - it causes serious damage to them. .
             Each day this serious problem increases, many people believe that this issue is too small to deal with right now. In fact if this issue is faced so early it can be solved before it is too late. Have you not heard of the saying - prevention is better than the cure? Then let's prevent acid rain from becoming an uncontrollable problem.
             Now what I have told you is just the tip of the iceberg the serious damage acid rain can do to you and your property I will explain to you right now. And in this I hope to open your eyes to the seriousness of this problem and push all of us to do something about it immediately.
             Now acid rain . it has been known to damage.
             Trees and soils.
             Lakes and aquatic systems .
             Materials.
             Monuments and architecture - where the perfect example is our own home.
             And last but not the least what acid rain can do to humans.
             So lets start with acid rains effect on trees and soils.
             Acid rain does a lot of damage to our tress and soil.
             How?.
             Well when acid rain falls to the earth it frees the aluminum minerals present in the soil.


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