Acid rain harms plants and wildlife by altering the pH levels of soils and water bodies — for example, acidification of aquatic ecosystems harms endangered whooping cranes by depleting their food ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Nova Scotia watersheds recovering from decades of acid rain Nova Scotia's rivers still suffer from acid rain. Restoring them could also help the climate Caitlin Congdon is a field crops ...