ECOLOGY
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
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Italy
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Germany
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Greece
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Russia
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Detailed explanation-1: -In Germany, a country of old woods, beautiful rivers, and historic monuments, acid rain took a heavy toll on the natural environment. The United States was not spared, either.
Detailed explanation-2: -The chemicals fall to earth in Germany as acid rain. Over the past forty years, acid rain has taken its toll on these landmarks. Acid rain has ruined nearly half of the Black Forest in southwestern Germany.
Detailed explanation-3: -Acid rain damages the resources on which the timber industry relies. Germany must pay for health care due to the health issues caused by acid rain. Acid rain significantly damages the tools on which the mining industry relies.
Detailed explanation-4: -The acid rain caused massive devastation to trees, soils, rivers and lakes. By 1984 almost half of the trees in the nearby Black Forest showed signs of damage and images of blackened skeletal trees helped fuel the environmental movement.