Contemporary era · 1952
Great Smog of London
The Great Smog was a severe air pollution event that affected London, England, in December 1952. A period of unusually cold weather, combined with an anticyclone and windless conditions, collected airborne pollutants—mostly arising from the use of coal—to form a thick layer of smog over the city. It lasted from Friday, 5 December, to Tuesday, 9 December 1952, then dispersed quickly when the weather changed.
- When
- 5 Dec 1952 – 9 Dec 1952
- Where
- London
- Era
- Contemporary
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Text from the Wikipedia article Great Smog of London, CC BY-SA 4.0