The Great Smog of 1952 Killed Thousands in London

The Great Smog of 1952 struck London over four days in December, killing thousands as toxic yellow smog from coal fires created a deadly catastrophe under Churchill's government.

00:00:00 December 1952: London's Deadliest Peacetime Tragedy Begins
00:04:38 High Pressure System Creates Atmospheric Lid Over London
00:08:59 Smoke Combines with Fog Creating Toxic Yellow Smog
00:13:50 Recreating the 1952 Smog in the Laboratory
00:17:57 Smog Infiltrates Homes and Breathing Difficulties Begin
00:22:23 Transport Network Grinds to Complete Standstill
00:26:22 London's Long History of Smoke Pollution Problem
00:31:11 Low Quality Nutty Slack Coal Worsens the Smog
00:35:20 Smithfield Show Cattle Collapse from Toxic Air
00:39:39 Death Toll Rises as Pollution Reaches Dangerous Levels

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