Thankfully, emissions of the pollutants that cause acid rain have plummeted since the 1970s - by 98% for sulphur dioxide and ...

Nitrogen oxides are produced by burning fossil fuels and contribute to ozone formation, acid rain, nutrient pollution and poor visibility. Acid rain harms plants and wildlife by altering the pH levels ...

In some cases, acidic waters can cause fish eggs to stop hatching, as the outer shell and embryo inside get damaged ... Overall, acid rain creates many issues for human, aquatic and plant life ...

Evidence for the scale of damage to the world's forests comes ... The short-term effects alone—cold, darkness, and acid rain—would kill plants and photosynthetic plankton, the base of most ...