Thursday, April 22, 2010

Acid Rain Warning Hoax

Claims that a dark cycle around the moon indicates an impending acid rain event are untrue

Due to recent eruption of Iceland Volcano, there are rumors about Acid warning msg as below circular around SMS, Facebook and e-mail. However the claims in the warning message are utter nonsense. Dark circles around the moon are certainly not an indication of impending acid rain. Moreover, the information is not from NASA as claimed in the message.

从今天到28号,请大家不要淋到雨。750年一次酸雨,被淋到后患皮肤癌几率很高。因为欧洲一个火山大爆发,向高空喷发了大量硫化物,在大气层7000-10000米高空形成了浓厚火山灰层,强酸性。请大家注意,把这个信息转发给 身边人'

Be careful this month 20 to 28 there is possibility of ACID RAIN. Coz of the dark circle appeared around the moon on 17th. Which happens once in 750 years. It rains like normal raining. It may cause skin cancer.So ALERT your dear ones. This information by NASA. copy and paste on your status

The alert is not from NASA as claimed in the email. In fact, a NASA spokesperson has denied any connection between circles around the moon and acid rain. Forwarding this false warning will do nothing more than cause unnecessary fear and alarm. If you receive this hoax message, please do not send it to others. And please take a moment to inform the sender that the message is a hoax.

Source: http://www.hoax-slayer.com/acid-rain-warning.shtml

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