A Brief History of the Earth's climate

In this article we study climate change also will explore some of the major trends. As far as we know that the planet is unique in that our solar system, which is one atmosphere and oceans of water is only one. The heat and moisture across the world so that life in the streams is essentially larger. These currents create a season. Weather patterns in a particular location with time this season and is slowly changing climate forcing new conditions conducive to life. However, recent changes in the rate of increase.

In 1890 the Swedish chemist Svante Arrhenius claimed that the last ice age atmosphere as volcanic gases such as carbon dioxide is generated by eruptions pump. These gases keep the heat low so they will have to pacify the earth. So what if he surprisingly strong industrial activities like coal burning as a fuel will produce more of these gases. It really is a factor that global temperature changes associated with industrialization and the discovery of fuel use. The basic principles of climate change climate for a very clear exposoition DK Please read Guide Change 2008.

The most important greenhouse gases, water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and ozone are. Like all gases as they exist in groups of atoms called molecules. Carbon dioxide to a molecule composed of one carbon atom and two oxygen atoms is. A methane molecule is one carbon atom and four hydrogen atoms. Not all greenhouse gases including carbon such as nitrous oxide. However, the main greenhouse gases carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is one of the most important. Such as nitrous oxide and methane in the other greenhouse gases per molecule absorb very little energy, but it's too much.

Carbon dioxide in the air by U.S. scientist Charles Keeling's measurements shows its concentration has increased every year since 1958. A brief description of it for our own carbon cycle brings. Basically being constantly absorbing carbon released by living and working. Plants and other carbon dioxide absorption and carbon photosynthesizers using some of the tissue production. Carbon as carbon dioxide or methane released when the plant is dying and decay. If animals use some of the plants in the carbon build your own tissue, but also eat dead end. Meanwhile, both plants and animals release carbon dioxide when breathing by the Chinese turn them into energy. In fact, greenhouse plants and marine plankton carbon include intelligent impact is one of the main Czech, and as much carbon dioxide they absorbed there is more.

There are number of checks and balances that work for climate stability. These can be either negative or positive feedbacks are through. Some natural processes oppose change. For example, when invisible water vapor in the air as the sun the sea's surface water evaporates and rises warms. As it rises, and cool it down is it forms clouds that shadow the ocean. Construction stops and the clouds have finally evaporation sunlight can warm the ocean again. This is an example of negative feedback. When ice forms and snow white surface like a mirror is working. The solar energy so that less heat is absorbed by land and shows more ice forms. Called a positive feedback effect and the albedo changes that encouraged protests rather it is an example.

British scientist James theory that the plume where things in the interest of their own environment, climate regulation and is known for chemistry. The Web is more than long-term negative feedbacks ensure that life continues despite the catastrophes that cause widespread extinctions. Gaia theory is named after, Greek goddess of Earth.

Due to natural climate change

Human impact on global climate change, we consider two natural climate change some time ago before some of the factors examined. Climate change on earth has happened many times before humans came to the scene. These changes are due to natural cycles that Earth's orbit around the Sun changes in the level of solar radiation, affecting and devastating natural events such as large volcanic eruptions were from. Some of these changes in response to dramatic events have begun to affect growth. We have examples of the many ice ages that Earth at least partially because of the class has passed through cycles to know. Now we have an ice age that peaked 20,000 years ago in a hot phase are living. Rocks, fossils and other sources to see more in evidence now to show how Earth's average temperature since it was formed 4600 million years ago has changed. Geological time is highest during hot, but during the ice age with the former Cambrian and Palaeozoic era. Was a warm period of the Mesozoic age of dinosaurs, but the temperature fell during the Cenozoic era, until they reached the current ice age coldest phases. Even we in the Earth's orbit Earth, Axis flow, sunspots and plages, continental drift, ice age, volcanic eruptions and the Mini at full discussion of the effects of natural climate change should consider changes in addition to tilt. Around the Northern Hemisphere from 1850 to 1300s, for example a small ice age in the middle of the 15th century faced reached its coldest point. About this period and Henry Kamen wrote the book of history is excellent and works Braudel link between climate and show short-term events. Europe's crop failed and people starving and freezing winters bitterly cold early 1600s such as the work of the Dutch artist Hendrick Avercamp the period depicted in many paintings made landscape. Because of this special little ice age is still not understood, but clearly results from volcanic activity is possible.

Human impact

Human impact on global climate change now we move on. In the last century average global air temperature increase of approximately 0.8 ° C measured at ground level. This year from 20,000 in the rate of warming represents a relatively rapid improvement since the last ice age, only 4 degrees Celsius temperature has increased man's advances fuel has been used mostly when the peak water Releases carbon dioxide. This has increased the concentration of carbon dioxide in the air and it matches closely growth in global air temperature, it is very possible that our modern energy has accelerated global warming is being caused as the appetite for life. We know from ice core samples that carbon dioxide levels in the 1700s to nearly 280 million parts of air was. It is now 380 ppm. Now we release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere in the way humans are increasing the amount some consider. We two major aspects - forest burning and fossil fuel use will. We note this with a section on the production of other greenhouse gases will end.

Water Forest

The most basic of all fuel for thousands of years people burn wood that has been. Human population growth in the large quantity of wood burned and a vast forest at the same time are being felled for cultivation has increased on, cattle and road construction - is that all the forest trees absorb carbon released contributes to climate change through in their lifetime. Brazil has lost the forest more than 423.000 square kilometers. Indonesia has lost about 300,000 square kilometers. It is true that the natural carbon cycle are part of the wildfires and that they will soon release carbon dioxide absorbed by young trees, but if a forest, felled and burned for permission does not regrow all the carbon carbon dioxide increases In greenhouse effect has changed.

Fossil fuels

Coal industry as fuel in modern growth as well steamships and railway 1800s. In the 20th century, oil and natural gas fuel for road vehicles and aircraft has been developed. World's first oil wells in Baku Caspian shore oil industry in 1847 when oil really perfected the 20th used as fuel for cars can be left on Century drowned. All these processes carbon rich fossil created by that year, millions of long dead organisms are fuel. He is being burned more quickly than they were thus formed and atmospheric greenhouse effect of carbon release back linking. Different amounts of different fossil fuels releases carbon dioxide. Worst coal, oil gas after. Such coal soot and sulfur dioxide, which along with water vapor to form smog and acid rain as may include other pollutants. For a more detailed discussion Harding Please read and work on Starzynska fuel types compared to 2008.

Other aspects of modern life

Add the problem of other aspects of modern life. Methane, nitrous oxide and (CFCs) chlorofluorocarbons than carbon dioxide is released in small amounts but they have a serious impact, because they are more powerful. For example, one molecule of methane has the same effect as 25 molecules of carbon dioxide. We look at many aspects of modern life that the problem of greenhouse gases and global climate change links. Some are obvious, some less well known. First there is the landfill problem. Massive amounts of waste production in developing countries - a much too much carbon dioxide and hazardous gases buried where the bacteria down the production of methane - a very powerful greenhouse gas is broken as we have seen progress from burned . So global warming can increase the buried rubbish. Perhaps less well known issue concerns production of cement. Cement limestone has been a process that the rock is calcium oxide and carbon dioxide. Uses a lot of fuel for heating and Pulverizing. Is it too heavy cement uses is also a transportation fuel. For every bag of cement of cement produced in the total carbon dioxide released in large quantities. Harding and the World Climate Change Starzynska construction of cement and construction industries, the impact will release a more detailed study. Nitrous oxide is also released third artificial fertilizers and carbon dioxide a greenhouse gas 300 times more powerful! Can actually create problems in food production. Our taste for meat animals encourage cows still a lot of animal husbandry produce methane. Relatively high levels of methane in rice production also increased.

Results

So water, deforestation, fossil fuels, cement production, transport, intensive farming, excessive use of fertilizers used, and the CFC gases accelerate human greenhouse effect. We now head of climate change on some of the results for a test turn. We broadly in these themes such as heatwaves and droughts can split, ice melting, warming oceans, and the impact on wildlife. Many climate change scientists evidence of temperature increase is much more clear as heatwaves, lakes, deserts, drought, drought and wildfires can shrink. Very high temperatures are becoming more common. These are not always recorded the highest temperature, but such as the August 2003 European heatwave of summer time are sustained extraordinary. Irrigation projects are making worst problems of shrinking lakes. The dramatic shrinking of Lake Chad to a classic example - still in their original size with one twentieth. Is happening in the desert. Saharan Africa and the Gobi desert, both are increasing with the Sahel region most affected. Many people who live on the edge of dry desert to rely on seasonal rains provide water for crops and livestock growing. If the rains fail due to climate change disaster is going on in Ethiopia as 2006. Wildfires also Australia, California and other areas become more common as the country is drier - in parts of Amazonia there wildfires - one for wildfires are becoming common as unused area. Just as the dramatic events of the world is melting ice in polar regions. Arctic pack ice and giant Antarctic ice shelves have been shrinking and retreating glaciers are falling everywhere on the mountain. High temperatures are melting ice at polar edge that is below the ground, tundra landscape change. Since 1979, about the size of summer Arctic ice cover has diminished by about 15 million square kilometers. In the 1990s, its thickness also decreased by 1m. We each heat and snow melt Berg faster than 3km away along with structures break thick ice sheets on Greenland see other effects. This event will cause an increase in sea level. About one quarter of the country in the northern hemisphere is so cold that it is permanently stored beneath the surface.

How to Make a Car That Runs on Water?

Annual leave and fossil gas prices soaring, more people driving their cars while they have a solution that also allow for enough money to pay their mortgage will be looking to supply fuel, food on the table, and with keeping the lights on. Many people are looking for solutions as ethanol. A good idea to make fuel from crops like corn that until a tremendous strain on food supply, says such a decision can be realized. Low fuel price is good if someone can buy food?As other options such as solar energy powered cars, are just not practical. And most fuel efficient cars on the market - hybrid - the average family's budget so expensive, especially in the current economic situation are not fit. What a car owner can keep its costs reasonable? Answer could be your faucet is dripping right now.

Water Powered Cars:

Reality Web sites promise a number of water powered cars are selling. While a science fiction movie out that some kind of genius - may sound - it's not. However, not just put some water in your gas tank and my car is expected to. Fully expected petrol to water or to change what you do not need. Available today are promising that a hydrogen converter to your existing car to be more hybrid allows. A guide will help you, that you change your car using very cheap equipment, full tank of gas usually costs less to make than buy. Converter to connect your car for fuel allows for water. However, this process is important to understand how it works.

Why can water act as a fuel

First, it is not true that water provides energy. Is made of hydrogen and oxygen in the water.When a process known as electrolysis exposed to, hydrogen and oxygen are separated.Hydrogen can be used the power of the engine. Hydrogen gas is very unstable. For that reason, some people believe is a threat on the streets of hydrogen powered cars. However, the gasoline we use today is just as unstable. When used with car and common sense, is no longer hydrogen fuel is dangerous to drivers than any other type. Another benefit is a reduction in pollution. When fossil fuels are used by the internal combustion engine, the air emissions of hazardous chemicals. These chemicals as environmental problems like acid rain, which end up in the air and live. With a hydrogen powered car, only emission is water vapor. Late and can lead to water vapor and clouds and rain, it can also reduce the carcinogens in the air and the planet to prevent further damage.

Water and Your Car

Besides your wallet, water powered cars have another advantage and environmental benefits.They can extend the life of your car. Research on the fossil fuel as their engines are not hard as water and hydrogen, it is likely to last longer and reduce the problems with that. The less money spent on repairs and possibly have a higher resale value. Moreover, conversion is completely reversible. If you are not happy, improve your gas profits if you always old with - may return to practice

Who Will Save our Planet Earth?

WHO WILL SAVE OUR PLANET EARTHBy David Lavie *
The U.S. Russia and other developed countries spend tremendous amounts of money in recent years for the study of the planets in the solar system and beyond. These expenses seem superfluous considering the imminent dangers facing civilization from pollution, intensive exploitation of the limited natural resources and overpopulation.

The most expensive Hubble Space Telescope and the hipper expensive manned spaceships may provide us with new information on the Universe. These and similar sophisticated means, however, will not help us find the answers to the Big question of our time: How Long Will Civilization Survive if Destruction of the Planet's Environment goes on?

According to environmental scientists, life on our small but perhaps unique planet Earth may come to an end in the next 70-80 years. They attribute this danger to the tremendous technological development, which upsets nature's equilibrium and the dramatic growth of human population. The factors that endanger life on earth are mainly:

1. Contamination of the soil and water resources by monstrous amounts of industrial and home garbage, as well as by pesticides and chemical fertilizers used intensively in modern agriculture.

2. Damage to the protective ozone layer by mainly CFC (Chloro-Fluoro-Carbon) gases.

3. Green House Effect, caused by the excess, in the atmosphere, of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other gases generated by industry, agriculture, automobiles and electric power plants.

4. Acid Rain, caused by the release by industrial plants and vehicles of significant quantities of pollutants into the air.

5. The release of poisonous gases to the atmosphere and the destruction of rare species of plants and animals by burning of forests throughout the world, especially the rain forests.

6. Dramatic growth of human population, which constitute perhaps the most scaring factor of all. Human population, consisting today of almost 7 billion people, compared with only 2 billion in 1930, may grow in about 40 years to the scaring number of 10 billion. The many millions born every year must fight for their survival. They therefore use water resources to the limit, exploit the scarce natural resources and burn forests for fuel and for agricultural cultivation.
What should we do?To save our planet the world must take immediate action to protect the environment, like:

* Reduce air pollution from industry, power plants and vehicles.
* Decrease the use of pesticides by researching safer ways of controlling plant diseases and pests, like biological control.
* Find clean and more efficient energy sources to replace dangerous petroleum and its terrible alternative - coal.
* Discover new solutions for the disposal of wastes of all kind, including chemical residues from industry and garbage.
* Bring to maximal efficiency water consumption, for home, industry and agriculture.
* Stop the burning of the Amazon rain forests and the destruction of rare species.
* Find ways of implementing birth control in overpopulated countries.
How can this be doneTo do so, huge amounts of money are needed for research and development, as well as for the compensation of underdeveloped countries for various actions they may have to take. In addition, countries all over the world will have to issue and enforce strict laws for the protection of the environment.
The question is, how can such acquiescence be achieved among so many different nations and interests? How can laws and restrictions be forced on people whose primary interest is personal survival - and what is the way to convince industries and farmers to invest fortunes in expensive devices for protecting the environment?

The only way to achieve these aims is by reaching a worldwide consensus for a global effective action towards the common goal of saving civilization and the planet. There is a need for combined efforts of all nations through understanding and agreement, as well as a central authority to initiate and control such an operation.

Conditions for such an outcome are ripe today more than ever before, because of the growing influence of the U.S. in the world and the weakening animosity between East and West.
Is it really going to happen?Will governments consent to giving up their power and obeying a central authority? Will politicians relinquish their ambitious struggle for position and influence and adopt responsibility for the future of the world? I believe they will, but only through the demand and pressure of the masses on governments and parliaments. Such action must be taken everywhere, through the establishment of national associations for the protection of the planet.

Some people rightly ask, why should we worry about something that may happen in perhaps another 70-80 years. Are we the planet's or the civilization's keepers? - and who can really be sure that this prophecy of doom will actually happen? No one has precise answers to these questions. But what if the warnings are real and civilization - God's wonderful creation which took 3,5 billion years of evolution to develop - disappears forever? Can we jeopardize the future of our children and grandchildren? We are here now, and it is our prime task and duty to find the answers and solutions for the well-being of the coming generations.

How to Avoid Acid Rain

Acid rain is a popular phrase used to describe rain, snow, fog, or other precipitation that is full of acids that collect in the atmosphere due to the burning of fuels such as coal, petroleum, and gasoline. Acid rain was first recognized in Europe in the late 1800s but did not come to widespread public attention until about 1970, when its harmful effects on the environment were publicized. Research has shown that in many parts of the world, lakes, streams, and soils have become increasingly acidic, prompting a corresponding decline in fish populations. Acid rain occurs when polluted gases become trapped in clouds that drift for hundreds, even thousands, of miles and are finally released as acidic precipitation. Trees, lakes, animals, and even buildings are vulnerable to the slow, corrosive effects of acid rain.

Acidification, the process of making acid, is not just caused by deposits of acidic rain but also by chemicals in snow and fog and by gases and particulates when precipitation is not occurring. The major human-made causes of acid deposition are (1) emissions of sulfur dioxide from power plants that burn coal and oil and (2) emissions of nitrogen oxides from automobiles. These emissions are transformed into sulfuric acid and nitric acid in the atmosphere, where they accumulate in cloud droplets and fall to Earth in rain and snow, wet deposition. Other sources of acid deposition are gases like sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides, as well as very small particulates. These gases and particulates are usually deposited when it is not raining or snowing which is called dry deposition.

While large areas of Europe and North America are exposed to acidifying depositions, only certain types of ecosystems are affected by these depositions. The most vulnerable ecosystems usually have a thin cover of soil, containing little calcium and sitting upon solid rock made up of hard minerals such as granite or quartz. Many freshwater lakes, streams, and rivers have become acidic, resulting in the decline or local destruction of some plant and animal populations. It is not yet certain that land-based ecosystems have been affected by acidic deposition. After acid rain was discovered in Europe, scientists began measuring the acidity of rain in North America. Initially, they found that the problem was concentrated in the northeastern states of New York and Pennsylvania because the type of coal burned there was more sulfur containing.

Acid rain is measured through pH tests that determine the concentration of hydrogen ions in a liter of fluid. The pH scale is used to measure acidity or alkalinity. It runs from 0 to 14. Water has a neutral pH of 7. The greater the concentration of hydrogen ions and the lower the pH number, the more acidic a substance is and the lower the concentration of hydrogen ions and the higher the pH number, the more alkaline or basic a substance is. So a pH greater than 7 indicates an alkaline substance while a pH less than 7 indicates an acidic substance. It is important to note that a change of only one unit in pH equals a tenfold change in the concentration of hydrogen ions. For example, a solution of pH 3 is 10 times more acidic than a solution of pH 4. Normal rain and snow measure about pH 5.60. In environmental science, the definition of acid precipitation refers to a pH less than 5.65.

Measured values of acid rain vary according to geographical area. When pH levels are drastically upset in soil and water, entire lakes and forests are endangered. Evergreen trees in high elevations are especially vulnerable. Although the acid rain itself does not kill the trees, it makes them more susceptible to disease. Also, high acid levels in soil cause leaching of other valuable minerals such as calcium, magnesium, and potassium. Small marine organisms cannot survive in acidic lakes and rivers, and their depletion affects the larger fish who usually feed on them, and, ultimately, the entire marine-life food chain. Snow from acid rain is also damaging; snowmelt has been known to cause massive, instant death for many kinds of fish. Some lakes in Scandinavia and New York's Adirondack Mountains are completely devoid of fish life. Acid rain also eats away at buildings and metal structures. From the Acropolis in Greece to Renaissance buildings in Italy, ancient structures are showing signs of corrosion from acid rain. In some industrialized parts of Poland, trains cannot exceed 40 miles (65 kilometers) per hour because the iron railway tracks have been weakened from acidic air pollution. Usually, waters affected by acid rain are treated by adding limestone or lime, an alkaline substance (base) that reduces acidity. Fishery biologists especially are interested in liming acidic lakes to make them more habitable for sport fish. In some parts of Scandinavia, for instance, liming is used extensively to make the biological damage of acidification less severe.

While neutralizing ecosystems that have become acidic, treats the symptoms but not the sources of acidification. Although exact sources of acid rain are difficult to pinpoint and the actual amount of damage caused by acid deposition is uncertain, it is agreed that acid rain levels need to be reduced. Scientific evidence supports the notion that what goes up must come down, and because of public awareness and concerns about acid rain in many countries, politicians have begun to act decisively in controlling or eliminating human causes of such pollution. Emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides are being reduced, especially in Western Europe and North America. For example, in 1992 the governments of the United States and Canada signed an air-quality agreement aimed at reducing acidifying depositions in both countries. While countries in Western Europe and North American have actively carried out actions to reduce emissions of gases leading to acid deposition for a number of years, countries in other parts of the world have only recently addressed the issue. In Eastern Europe, Russia, China, India, Southeast Asia, Mexico, and various developing nations, acid rain and other pollution problems are finally gaining notice. For example, in 1999, scientists identified a haze of air pollution that hovers over the Indian Ocean near Asia during the winter. The 3.8 million-square-mile haze (about the size of the combined area of all fifty American states) is made up of small by-products from the burning of fossil fuels. Such a cloud has the potential to cool Earth, harming both marine and terrestrial life.

What Is Acid Deposition?

Acid deposition is the depositing of acid in any form on objects in the environment, be they natural or manmade. In most cases, the acid deposition commonly takes the form of acid rain, which often gets the most attention because it is perceived as being the most dangerous. Other forms include both solids and gasses and, while they may not pose as much risk, they can still be detrimental to objects they touch.

In order for deposition to take place, the acid must first be present in the atmosphere. This most commonly occurs from the burning of coal at electrical generation plants. The coal produces a substance known as sulfur dioxide. Once in the air, it mixes with other elements, mainly oxygen, to become sulfuric acid. Some of this material eventually falls to the Earth.

Acid rain is simply acid deposition in liquid form. The sulfuric acid is found in clouds, which condense and the water droplets eventually become so heavy that they fall. The acid rain can actually fall many miles from where the actual coal plant is located, simply because of wind patterns, and the time it takes the acid to form and fall.

Acid deposition can also happen through the form of acid particulates, which are solids, and acidic vapors, which are gasses. As the acid makes its way back to the planet’s surface, it lands on other objects, such as buildings, trees and lakes. In most cases, these objects are not prepared to deal with the introduction of higher acid levels and therefore are negatively affected.

The main damage is done to buildings and cars, as well as trees and water systems, such as lakes and rivers. Acid deposition can strip paint off buildings and cars, and even lead to structural deterioration. In forests, it can cause trees to die in great numbers as the plants try to cope with a different pH than they prefer. The same is also true of water systems, where fish and other wildlife can be harmed because of the acid deposition.


Stopping acid deposition has therefore become a major concern for many of the world’s countries. Though it may not be possible to completely eradicate coal plants in the near future, switching to cleaner forms of energy without coal, or even using clean coal technologies, can help. For example, acid deposition can be nearly eradicated through the use of scrubbers that remove sulfur from the emissions that coal plants produce.

What Are the Best Acid Rain Solutions?

Acid rain solutions focus on both prevention, and on helping to deal with the environmental ramifications once the acid rain does take place. So little can be done after the fact to improve the environment that the best acid rain solutions often focus on making sure it never happens in the first place. To do this, it is first necessary to identify the causes of acid rain together with processes that can be changed to aid in prevention.

Acid rain is caused by sulfur emissions, which are put into the air through the burning of coal, often used for energy. Other sources of sulfur in the atmosphere include volcanoes and decomposing vegetation. Despite the fact these natural sources do exist, it is generally agreed that anthropogenic causes are the main sources of acid rain. This may make acid rain solutions easier to identify simply because if humans have caused it, then logically they should have the ability to change it.

The best acid rain solutions focus on power plants and coal used in the production of energy. Technologies exist that can remove sulfur from the emissions coming out of coal plant. Low-sulfur varieties of coal can also be used to reduce sulfur emissions. Often, a combination of these acid rain solutions provides the best way to minimize the problem.

The installation of scrubbers can help prevent as much as 95 percent of sulfur emitted by a carbon-fired electric power plant. The scrubbers work by spraying water with lime through the gas emission produced from burning the coal. The lime interacts with the sulfur dioxide, creating a sludge that is then captured and stored. The problem with this method is that retrofitting existing power plants with the technology is usually very expensive. It is cheaper if the technology is installed as the power plant is being built, and the inclusion of the technology is now required in many countries when new power plants are erected.

Acid Rain Solutions

The numbers of potential solutions for acid rain that are accessible to us are aplenty. What matters more is to intentionally enforce these solutions to stop acid rain and to do soon a wide scale. People all over the world should be made aware of the causes and effects of acid rain, and they should be carefully educated about it. Solutions to stop acid rain can only be successful through mutual cooperation. Given below are a few acid rain solutions, which can seriously reduce the threat of acid rain, if strictly followed by a large number of people.

* One of the most fundamental acid rain solutions is to utilize fuels that burn more cleanly, or to burn coal more efficiently. This will greatly reduce the possibilities of acid rain developing in the atmosphere.

* As fas as industrial power plants are apprehensive the best solution is to attach devices known as 'scrubbers' in the chimneys of these plants. These scrubbers reduce the amount of sulfur produced in the smoke by 90 - 95%.

*Vehicles and cars must be mandatory necessary to comply with very tight and efficient emission standards. Fitting catalytic converters into the exhaust pipes of vehicles also reduces the amount of sulfur dioxide produced by the vehicles.

*We can make a lot of changes on a personal level as well, in order to combat acid rain. We should contain the use of our cars and vehicles and utilize other modes of transportation on a more normal basis. We should also remember to turn off all our lights and electrical devices in case we are not using them.

*For industrial power plants, there are many more acid rain solutions that must be compulsory as they are clearly the biggest contributors to the formation of acidified water droplets in the atmosphere. Industries must regularly inspect and clean all their emission equipment and chimneys and pipes.

*All these acid rain solutions will be pointless unless people are informed and educated about the ill-effects and harms of acid rain. A common and nationwide effort must be made to make people aware. Only after that is done will all the acid rain solutions actually make a difference.

Acid rain is one of the biggest ecological hazards that we are facing today, and strong measure must be taken to prevent it, before it is too late. Governments need to sit up and take notice, and do much more than what they are already doing. Acid rain adversely affects plants, animals and human beings, and as a result it is not something that we can afford to ignore. It is our duty towards ourselves and towards our fellow human beings to do all we can to prevent and reduce the existence and increase of acid rain in our environment.