On December 9, 1952, the wind finally dispersed the smog from the city, but it didn't alleviate the situation. Over the following weeks, the lingering toxic air resulted in a startling number of ...

The British smog crisis peaked with the infamous "Great Smog of London" in 1952, prompting the Clean Air Act of 1956 which prohibited coal burning in houses and factories, establishing smoke-free ...

Dr Xand van Tulleken and Raksha Dave investigate the Great Smog of 1952, the deadliest environmental disaster ever recorded and one of the world's worst peacetime catastrophes. Dr Xand van ...