"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 ...
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The Toxic Smog That Took Over London – 1952 Tragedy
A city suffocated. Thousands died. And the world was never the same. The Great Smog of London (1952) was a disaster nobody saw coming. It wasn’t just fog - it was a toxic mix of coal smoke and ...
In early December 1952, a great mass of cold air moved off the English Channel, draped itself over London like an icy comforter and stayed put. Trying to keep warm, Londoners piled extra coal into ...
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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