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 Clean ...
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8 Strange Dark Days Throughout History
The Great Smog of London cast the city into darkness. Thanks to modern technology, nowadays we can usually identify why a dark day has occurred-be that a solar eclipse, smoke from wildfires, or ash ...
Back in 1952, London turned into a nightmare–a thick, deadly fog rolled through the city, choking people to death in their own homes. Known as the Great Smog of London, this disaster killed around ...
"Death in the Air: The True Story of a Serial Killer, The Great London Smog, and the Strangling of a City" (Hachette), by Kate Winkler Dawson In 1952, post-World War II London was battling more than ...
A provocative new exhibit opening Sunday at the Baltimore Museum of Art is asking whether the chemical-riddled haze that blanketed London and Paris in the 19th and 20th centuries contributed to the ...
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