Poof Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 The fine particulate matter produced by car exhaust and other human sources of pollution forms cloud condensation nuclei, leads to the production of clouds and increases the likelihood of rain. As commuters and commercial traffic cause pollution to build up over the course of the week, the likelihood of rain increases: it peaks by Saturday, after five days of weekday pollution has been built up. In heavily populated areas that are near the coast, such as the United States' Eastern Seaboard, the effect can be dramatic: there is a 22% higher chance of rain on Saturdays than on Mondays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarPanda Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 So the rain we are gettin is polluted, the rain has betrayed me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poof Posted March 8, 2019 Author Share Posted March 8, 2019 18 minutes ago, StarPanda said: So the rain we are gettin is polluted, the rain has betrayed me In the past 20 years the concentrations of nitric and sulfuric acid has decreased in presence of rainwater, which may be due to the significant increase in ammonium (most likely as ammonia from livestock production), which acts as a buffer in acid rain and raises the pH. @NaBron_James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distortedreasoning Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 maybe there is a good reason why people shouldnt drink rain water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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