Acid Rain

[bednobs]

i was just thinking today, you never hear this term anymore It was very big in the 80s

[Zacs-Master]

Just like pop socks and Wham.

[jim360]

That's because it's another one of the environmental success stories. A huge problem, it was understood how human activity could impact it, action was taken to reduce the relevant emissions, and -- to nobody's surprise -- the problem reduced significantly.

[tiggerblue10]

...and Ozone layer. I hardly hear that term used these days.

[Zacs-Master]

Being serious, here’s a Recent National Geographic article about it:
https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/2019/03/acid-rain-explained

[douglas9401]

It was superseded by drum'n'bass rain.