The Great Smog, a severe air-pollution event, enveloped London in December 1952. A period of cold weather, combined with an anticyclone and windless conditions, trapped airborne pollutants primarily arising from coal combustion... Read more »
The Great Smog, which descended upon the British capital in December 1952, was a period of severe air pollution. A combination of industrial emissions, primarily from coal-burning power plants and domestic fires,... Read more »
A period of severe air pollution enveloped London in December 1952. A combination of factors, including industrial emissions, coal-fired home heating, and anticyclonic weather conditions, trapped pollutants, primarily sulfur dioxide, near ground... Read more »