
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 »

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 »

