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What is Acid Rain?

Cloud or rain droplets containing pollutants, such as oxides of sulfur and nitrogen, to make them acidic.

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Glossary

Observation of the sky from the observer's location where there are no clouds, and there is no obstruction to visibility....

A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...

A cloud that develops from Cirrus, completely or partially covering the sky, creating a halo effect, thin, sheet-like, milky...

Large, fluffy white clouds with flat bases, typically indicating fair weather, though they can develop into storm clouds...

The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.

The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.

A scale for estimating wind speed based on observed conditions of the sea or land. It ranges from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane)...

A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.

The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.

Air laden with sand and dust, common in areas devoid of permanent vegetation, especially deserts.