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 ...

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 ...