The Great Smog caused chaos across London, but this group of young boys made the best of it—seen here sliding on the icy grass at Hampstead Heath, a park in London, on December 7, 1952.

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) ...

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 Great Smog of London claimed more than 4,000 lives — a toll so shocking, it jolted an entire nation into action. Now, a different but equally lethal cloud looms over Punjab, where the smog chokes ...

Smog wasn’t new to London. The industrial boom of the 19th and early 20th centuries had long cloaked the city in its murky veil. But nothing prepared Londoners for the scale of 1952’s disaster.

The serious air pollution crisis struck London on December 5, 1952. Fog engulfed London but this was not a usual phenomenon. Given it was winter season, fog turned into smog as a consequence of mixing ...

Monet's odes to London's 'beautiful' smog appear in city. Published: 26 Sep 2024 - 07:38 pm | Last Updated: 26 Sep 2024 - 07:39 pm ...

The Great Smog of 1952 is well documented, but 10 years later London was hit by another devastating bout, which precipitated havoc across the capital. On 3 December 1962, a thick fog enveloped the ...