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Most water, including drinking water, has a neutral pH that exists between 6.5 and 8.5, but acid rain has a pH level lower than this and ranges from 4–5 on average. [1] [2] The more acidic the acid rain is, the lower its pH is. [2] Acid rain can have harmful effects on plants, aquatic animals, and infrastructure.
Diagram depicting the sources and cycles of acid rain precipitation. Freshwater acidification occurs when acidic inputs enter a body of fresh water through the weathering of rocks, invasion of acidifying gas (e.g. carbon dioxide), or by the reduction of acid anions, like sulfate and nitrate within a lake, pond, or reservoir. [1]
Rainfall in these regions averages between 300 and 600 millimeters (11.8 and 23.6 in) per year, with lower amounts across Baja California Norte. Average rainfall totals are between 600 and 1,000 millimeters (23.6 and 39.4 in) in most of the major populated areas of the southern altiplano, including Mexico City and Guadalajara.
Low level cold in the winter sweeping in from Canada combine with relatively warmer, unfrozen lakes to produce dramatic lake-effect snow on the eastern and southern shores of the Great Lakes. [53] Lake-effect precipitation produces a significant difference between the snowfall around the Great Lakes, sometimes within small distances.
Here are rainfall amounts, in inches, from the last 24 hours (unless otherwise noted) by locality, according to National Weather Service St. Louis: Illinois locations. Belleville: 6.23, 6.33.
English: Chart showing portion of U.S. experiencing extreme precipitation events, as a function of year Data source: Climate Change Indicators: Heavy Precipitation. EPA.gov. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (April 2021). Archived from the original on 5 February 2022.
Greater than 2 inches of rain: number of closure days to be determined According to the Westchester Health Department, .71 inches of rainfall has been observed in the past 24 hours.
Projected rainfall levels could change, especially with any potential tropical storm activity as hurricane season wares on, Coniglio said. This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: ...