Impact of atmospheric pollution

Students should be able to describe and explain the effects of atmospheric pollution, including: smog and its impact on human health; acid rain and its consequences such as the acidification of water bodies, effects on fish populations, harm to crops and vegetation, and damage to buildings; ozone depletion leading to increased ultraviolet radiation exposure, higher rates of skin cancer and cataracts, and harm to plants; and climate change resulting in the melting of ice sheets, glaciers, and permafrost, rising sea levels, flooding and land loss, and forced migration.