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.

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jamie Hailstone is a U.K-based reporter, who covers sustainability. This article is more than 3 years old. Fog and ice on ...

"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 ...

Kate Winkler Dawson's new book chronicles The Great Smog of 1952, when moist air from the Gulf Stream stalled for days over London, mixing with... 'Death In The Air' Revisits 5 Days When London Was ...

Lethal air pollution brushes up against a gruesome strangler in this evocative but scattered historical study. Journalist Dawson recreates the London smog of December 1952, when a windless ...

“Death in the Air: The True Story of a Serial Killer, The Great London Smog, and the Strangling of a City” by Kate Winkler Dawson (Hachette) In 1952, post-World War II London was battling more than ...