Pollution and weather conditions combined to create the London Great Smog of 1952 – perhaps a forewarning of what was to come…
When we think of city smog, we might think of the days when the new Victorian factories choked city air with thick smoke. Many times during the 1800s in the East End of London, in particular, it was barely possible to see from one side of the street to the other. It was hard to breathe and people died from the damage the polluted air caused to their lungs.
View original post 318 more words
Isabella Muir 