The Great Smog Descended on London More Than 70 Years Ago—And its Cause Took Almost As Long to Discover
Heavy fogs have long been a part of life in London. But the darkness that enveloped the city on December 5, 1952 wasn’t your ...
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The Great London Smog: How the weather conspired to kill 12,000 people
"Fog Service in Force" notice to be seen at Paddington Station in London in 1952. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) The Clean Air Act of 1956 called for homeowners and factories to convert to ...
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How an Extreme Combination of Fog and Air Pollution Brought London to a Standstill and Resulted in Thousands of Fatalities
“Fog blanketed London all today,” the Evening Standard reported dispassionately on Friday, December 5, 1952. “London’s fog grew worse in places this evening.” Londoners, after ...
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1962: A look back at The Great Smog of London 1952
Thick smog descended on London in December 1952, bringing the city to a standstill and contributing to the deaths of about 4,000 people. The Great Smog of London shrouded the city for four days.
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Can Lahore learn from London’s Great Smog of 1952?
The smog choking Lahore today is not unprecedented. Let us consider the Great Smog of London in December 1952. This toxic fog, laden with smoke and pollutants, enveloped the city for five days ...
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Mask force: London's five centuries of face coverings
but these are factory chimneys poking through the smog in the East End in 1952 The Industrial Revolution of the 18th Century helped create the infamous London smog, which escalated as more and ...