Here are the basics.) The terrible, choking fog had a nickname—the Great Smog. Between December 5 and 9, 1952, the environmental disaster strangled London. It would affect British health—and ...

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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 ...

Smog in the Punjab region has become a national security issue, threatening public health and productivity on a massive scale. But there is hope in the lessons of history — reflecting on how nations ...

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.

New Delhi: The way Delhi is being smothered by smog almost every winter is reminiscent of the Great Smog of London in 1952. But unlike London, which took immediate measures to prevent such a ...

Claude Monet was enchanted by the mysterious light generated by London's famous "smog", and the city he loved is now hosting a new exhibition recognising his strange fascination with the ...

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 ...