Acid+Rain

Acid rain is very harmful to the environment. Acid rain damages everything over a period of time because it makes the living things in the environment die. Acid rain affects the life in the water as well as the life on land. It is almost worse in water than on land because the fish that are in the water need the water to breathe. When the water gets polluted, then the fish get sick and end up dying. When we pollute the air, all the smoke and poison stays in the air. When it rains, the rain picks up the poisons and smoke. This makes the rain really dirty. This is called acid rain.

Trees are also harmed by acid rain. In Germany, the forests are believed to be dying because acid rain is harming them. Scientists say that acid rain damages the waxy outer coating that protects the leaves. When this happens, it allows the acid to seep into the tree, and the plant will eventually die. **What effect does acid rain have on the air, us, and our health?** Acid rain affects us in many different ways. One major way is our health. Breathing and lung problems in children and adults who have asthma and in children have been linked to acid air pollution. Everything that we eat, drink, and breathe has at one time come in contact with acid deposits. This could threaten our health by making us become sick. The following health problems occur each year in the U.S. and Canada due to acid rain:
 * What effect does acid rain have on the forests of the world?**

Most of the pollutants are from cars. Cars release harmful smoke into the air, which causes acid rain. Coal, oil, and gasoline are also some of the most common causes of all of the pollutants. If people reduce the amount of these things that they release into the air, then there will be less pollutants. Some of the most common health problems are breathing problems, nervous system problems, and lung problems.
 * What is acid rain caused by?**

. One major way is to reduce the amount of trips that you take in your car. Another way that a lot of our pollution is caused is by creating electrical energy. When electricity is created, fuels are usually burned, and this causes the pollution, which causes acid rain.
 * What can you do?**

Only run the dishwasher with a full load || Only run the washing machine with a full load || Turn off the lights in empty rooms or when you will be away from home || Turn off the hot water tank when you will be gone for a long period of time || Turn down the heat at night and when you will not be home for the night || Don’t use your air conditioner as much || Install fluorescent light bulbs instead of incandescent light bulbs || Try to reduce, reuse, and recycle as often as you can || Try not to burn a fire as often as you usually do ||
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