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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Environment: Out of the Fog
This year London skies were clear even during November, usually the foggiest month. The fog crept to its peak in 1952, when Londoners learned a hard lesson: if there was romance and mystery in the ...
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On Today's Date: London's Great Smog Of 1952
But it can also be deadly in a different way. Beginning on December 5, 1952, 72 years ago today, a cloak of dense fog descended upon London. It became so dense, at times, that it was challenging ...