The Great Smog Of London

The Great Smog of London, or Great Smog in 1952, was a  air pollution event that affected the capital of London in London in early December 1952. It because London in that year have a extreme cold weather and non-windy conditions. most of people  burn a coal to keep their body stay warm, but if coal burned for long duration, it will cause a thick layer of smoke above the city.

London has suffered poor air quality since the 13th century  which worsened in the 1600s but Great Smog is known as the worst air pollution event in British history. This led to several changes in practices and regulations, including the Clean Air Act 1956. the Clean Air Act will cause public awareness about the relationship between air quality and health.


It's start at Friday 5 December to Tuesday 9 December 1952, and spread quickly as the weather changed. This causes reducing visibility and even breaking into indoor areas, this thick smokey called also ''Pea-Soupers". However, estimate that until December 8, 4,000 people had died as a direct result of the smog and another 100,000 became ill by the effects of  human respiratory tract. More recent studies shown that the total number of deaths can be much larger,  one of a page in the newspaper said that suggested around 6,000 more died in the following months because this accident.

The Great Smog of London

        The Great Smog of London, or Great Smog of 1952, was a severe air-pollution event that  affected the British capital of London in early December 1952. A period of cold weather, combined with an anticyclone and windless conditions, collected airborne pollutants—mostly arising from the use of coal—to form a thick layer of smog over the city.

         It lasted from Friday 5 December to Tuesday 9 December 1952, and dispersed quickly when the weather changed. It caused major disruption by reducing visibility and even penetrating indoor areas, far more severely than previous smog events experienced in the past, called "pea-soupers". Government medical reports in the following weeks, however, estimated that up until 8 December, 4,000 people had died as a direct result of the smog and 100,000 more were made ill by the smog's effects on the human respiratory tract.] More recent research suggests that the total number of fatalities may have been considerably greater, one paper suggesting about 6,000 more died in the following months as a result of the event

         London had suffered since the 13th century from poor air quality, which worsened in the 1600s but the Great Smog is known to be the worst air-pollution event in the history of the United Kingdom and the most significant in terms of its effect on environmental research, government regulation, and public awareness of the relationship between air quality and health. It led to several changes in practices and regulations, including the Clean Air Act 1956.