Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24877203-20140607125059/@comment-30638561-20140705100214

I have an idea (everyone lets out an agitated sigh).

Acid rain is formed when sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide accumulate in the air.

So, it could be possible for acid rain to have a good side.

Whenever acid rain strikes volcano island, small puddles of acid will form. Through natural (though unrealistic) processes, these chemicals will eventually distill themselves and turn into sulphur (as used in gunpowder) and fertilized (nitrogen-rich) soil. However, in order to avoid buildup, these substances will disappear over time (due to water runoff, I guess?). It's like the river Nile. If you flunked history, the river Nile was a river that flooded catastrophically yearly, disastrous while it lasts but beneficial afterwards due to the rich soil that comes from it. In the same way, acid rain is awful for tribes that are crazy enough to live on volcano but amazing afterwards.