In the 1970s, acid rain was one of the most serious environmental threats in North America and Europe. The air was so laden with pollution from coal power plants and cars at the time that it ...

In the UK, acid rain was blamed for destroying toads and for eroding the structure of important buildings. Acid rain was dealt with in the 1980s and 1990s.

Acid snow is slightly less acidic than acid rain, due to the crystalline structure of ice as it falls. The pH of acid snow ranges from 4.4 to 4.6, while acid rain varies from a pH of 4.2 to 4.4.

When the gases produced for electricity or by cars combines with the oxygen and water already in the air, it forms what is known as acid rain — or rain with a pH between 4.2 and 4.4.

Is acid rain coming down over Ohio farmlands? Social media posts claim this is an effect of the response to the Feb. 3 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. A woman in a Feb. 19 Facebook video ...

Acid rain caused by air pollution in China ‘may be causing fatal landslides’, say scientists. New study suggests pollutants from burning coal could have a role in triggering natural disasters ...

"I don't think acid rain is going to be an issue." Although there are not many precautions East Palestine residents can take, Crist said they may want to wipe down surfaces in homes for possible ...