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The Great London Smog of 1952
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Over a cold December weekend in 1952, a thick, yellowish fog strangled London. One of the worst ecological disasters in the country’s history, it led to clean air reforms. Sources: American Experience. “When Smog Turned Deadly - History’s Most Dangerous Smog Events.” Pbs.Org, American Experience, 8 Aug. 2025, https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/most-dangerous-smog-history/. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026. Kate Winkler Dawson. Death in the Air : The True Story of a Serial Killer, the Great London Smog, and the Strangling of a City. Hachette Books, 2018.