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 ...

Beginning on December 5, 1952, 72 years ago today, a cloak of dense fog descended upon London. It became so dense ... otherwise nuisance fog into a toxic smog. This five-day smog event was ...

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.

What it was like during London's Great Smog of 1952 - archive video As the winter of 1952 set in, though, the government sold low-smoke, black anthracite coal abroad to finance its war debts.

London's poor air quality was an issue for centuries, but between Dec. 5 and 9, 1952, a perfect storm of weather patterns helped create a tragic event that killed thousands, later sparking the ...

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 ...

A London policeman wearing a mask for protection against the thick fog which hit most of the country and turned to smog in the city on Jan. 1, 1962. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images) A weather map from ...