The Great Smog of 1952: When London's Weather Turned Deadly

In December 1952, a perfect storm of weather conditions and coal smoke created a toxic fog that blanketed London for five days, killing an estimated 12,000 people. We explore how a temperature inversion trapped pollutants at street level, what it was like to live through those terrifying days when visibility dropped to zero, and how this catastrophe transformed our understanding of the relationship between weather, pollution, and public health.