In early December 1952, a smog descended upon London, bringing chaos to the city.

"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 ...

A city suffocated. Thousands died. And the world was never the same. The Great Smog of London (1952) was a disaster nobody saw coming. It wasn’t just fog - it was a toxic mix of coal smoke and ...

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 ...

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 ...