06-16-2018, 04:04 AM
I have only one data point on recent rain acidity. Couple of weeks ago my girlfriend measured the pH of the rain one evening. It was roughly 4.5, so not very acidic, but I think this was during a time of normal tradewinds activity, FWIW.
I think that if local deforestation is having any effect on weather patterns, it is likely dwarfed by the more direct effects of volcanic activity. The pyrocumulous clouds forming directly over the vent, plus the massive cloud formations spurred by the ocean entry would seem to bear this out.
And I do have a theory as to why we're not seeing more acidic rain, but it's long-winded, and I am not a climatologist
I think that if local deforestation is having any effect on weather patterns, it is likely dwarfed by the more direct effects of volcanic activity. The pyrocumulous clouds forming directly over the vent, plus the massive cloud formations spurred by the ocean entry would seem to bear this out.
And I do have a theory as to why we're not seeing more acidic rain, but it's long-winded, and I am not a climatologist