Dear friends,
in this video I tell you the tragic story of the great smog of London.
In December 1952, thousands of Londoners died as a result of the high level of pollution that affected the city.
Worst fog in London's history!
#smog #fog #london #tragedies #documentary #disasters #great
Credits:
The Great Smog of 1952
Laura Robson
blog.nationalarchives.gov.uk/...
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Intussusception and the great smog of London, December 1952
Archives of Disease in Childhood 2003;88:1040-1042.
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The Great Smog of London, 1952
BBC
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The Great Smog of 1952
History Channel
Christopher Klein
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The Great Smog of 1952
Met Office
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The Great Smog of London woke the world to the dangers of coal
National Geographic
Erin Blakemore
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Great Smog of London
environmental disaster, England, United Kingdom [1952]
Julia Martinez
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theirhistory
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London Smog 1952
Alan Farrow
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London Smog 1952
Alan Farrow
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Nelson's_Column_during_the_Great_Smog_of_1952 (CC BY-SA 2.0)
N T Stobbs
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Fotocollectie Anefo
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Great Smog of London
Encyclopædia Britannica
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Weather Graphics
European Surface Archives
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Battersea Power Station
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HMS Warrior in fog
Trevor Wintle
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Lane near Winchester in the fog
Neil Howard
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Westminster and fog / Westminster e nebbia
Luigi Rosa
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Thames and fog / Tamigi e nebbia
Luigi Rosa
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Underground
Hernán Piñera
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Unidentified Cravens bodied RT
Alan Farrow
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Waiting to get into Old Street tube station
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Tower bridge from London Tower
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The Old Smoke
Ras Hagen
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1950s London smog
Alan Farrow
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LONDON SMOG 1952 - ART BY ANDREW HOWAT
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English Electric Fires - Comfort & Cosy Warmth
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Fireplace
Tristan Ferne
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London Fog
Clapham Common, morning commute
Chris Guy
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Proper London Fog
Jay Bergesen
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Daimler DC 27 with Barker ambulance body in Surrey Ambulance Service livery
Peter Edgeler
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Alan Farrow
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14 дек 2022
