Researchers Solve Mystery Of Historic 1952 London Fog And Current Chinese Haze

ENN
Dec 14, 2016, 3:01 pm38 pts
Few Americans may be aware of it, but in 1952 a killer fog that contained pollutants covered London for five days, causing breathing problems and killing thousands of residents. The exact cause and nature of the fog has remained mostly unknown for decades, but an international team of scientists that includes…

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