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    Acid rain is rain that contains harmful chemicals from burning oil and coal. It is caused by emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides from power plants, cars, and factories. In Western India, heavy acid rain destroyed cotton crops in Gujarat, making the soil unusable and leaving farmers hopeless, according to a diagram, acid rain forms when sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides from human activities mix with water vapor and fall as acidified rain.

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    Acid rain is rain that contains harmful chemicals from burning oil and coal. It is caused by emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides from power plants, cars, and factories. In Western India, heavy acid rain destroyed cotton crops in Gujarat, making the soil unusable and leaving farmers hopeless, according to a diagram, acid rain forms when sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides from human activities mix with water vapor and fall as acidified rain.

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    Acid rain is rain that contains harmful chemicals from burning oil and coal. It is caused by emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides from power plants, cars, and factories. In Western India, heavy acid rain destroyed cotton crops in Gujarat, making the soil unusable and leaving farmers hopeless, according to a diagram, acid rain forms when sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides from human activities mix with water vapor and fall as acidified rain.

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    Human Environment Interaction

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    Environment Issue: Acid Rain


    Definition and citation: Acid rain is a rain that contains large amounts of
    harmful chemicals as a result of burning substances such as oil and coil.
    (dictionary.cambridge.org)
    Causes-human activity:Acid rain, also known as acid deposition, is caused by
    emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides from power plants, cars and
    factories.
    (howstuffworks)

    Description: In Western India-Cotton crops were found destroyed after being


    caught in heavy acid rains in Gujarat. The farmers feel hopeless and they say the
    soil has become useless.
    (ntd.tv)

    Decription: Diagram-explains the formation of acid rains. The diagram tells us


    that the acid rain is formed because of the sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides
    from the cars and human activities.
    (buzzle)

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