Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Big Smoke developed in London on Dec. 5, 1952, triggered by a period of cold weather collecting airborne pollutants, mainly ...

On December 9, 1952 – 66 years ago today – a mixture of smoke and fog that killed thousands finally lifted over London. A thick cold fog had settled over the city four days earlier, trapping dirty ...

I was recently re-watching the Netflix series "The Crown" ahead of the new season. I was reminded of a weather-centered episode during the first season, which depicts the beginning of Queen ...

Asthma is a chronic respiratory condition with no known cure. It impacts people of all ages through episodic constrictions of the airways, which may be even worse than it sounds. Approximately 334 ...

A team of scientists appears to have solved the mystery behind what caused the London killer fog that claimed thousands of lives decades ago. In December 1952, a thick and toxic fog covered the ...

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 ...

We mainly think of fog today as a danger when driving or flying. But it can also be deadly in a different way. Beginning on December 5, 1952, 73 years ago today, a cloak of dense fog descended upon ...