In 1952, London was blanketed under a dark cloud of human-made air pollution known as the Great Smog. The smog killed about 12,000 people, along with a dozen cattle who choked on the poisonous air.

The Big Smoke developed in London on Dec. 5, 1952, triggered by a period of cold weather collecting airborne pollutants, mainly from the coal fires that were used to heat homes at the time, which ...

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A team of atmospheric scientists researching pollution in China say they've cracked a 60-year-old mystery — with research that explains not only the haze over Beijing, but also the remarkably toxic ...

On December 9, 1952 – 66 years ago today – a mixture of smoke and fog that killed thousands finally lifted over London. A thick cold fog had settled over the city four days earlier, trapping dirty ...

London's Great Smog of 1952 resulted in thousands of premature deaths and even more people becoming ill. The five December days the smog lasted may have also resulted in thousands more cases of ...

This article is part of Yahoo's 'On This Day' series. In 1952, a fog so thick that conductors had to walk in front of buses holding flares descended on London - and it left thousands dead. The Great ...

A team of scientists appears to have solved the mystery behind what caused the London killer fog that claimed thousands of lives decades ago. In December 1952, a thick and toxic fog covered the ...

The winter season can be chaotic at Earth’s mid and high latitudes. During this time of year, temperature differences between the Arctic Circle and the equator are at their most dramatic. Those big ...