the great smog of 1952
on december 5th, 1952, a dense smog enveloped the city of london. from various news accounts, it shutdown the city for four days, and was credited with the death of more than 4,000 people during the fog, and 8,000 afterwards.
the fog was also a watershed event for england on the importance of controlling environmental pollution, and resulted in the clean air act of 1956.
more on the great smog can be found at:
here are two pictures taken this morning from my apartment:
on a clear day, the scene captured in the bottom picture includes the summer palace.
Posted by Aram on July 30, 2007 at 10:49 AM HKT #
very intersting weather,i like it,
Posted by adnan on December 05, 2007 at 05:05 PM HKT #
show more pics because i like but i like pakistani natural beauti it macth.
Posted by adnan on December 05, 2007 at 05:09 PM HKT #
i is very interesting show to me more pictures
Posted by hari on December 18, 2007 at 09:24 PM HKT #
Hi Adnan and Hari... I've got lots of other pictures on my flickr account, which is on the right side of this blog. (flickr.com/photos/robesoh)
If there are certain pictures that you are after which aren't in my collection, please
let me know, and I'll try to take them for you.
Regards,
--Robs
Posted by Robs on December 18, 2007 at 09:53 PM HKT #
Hello Robert,
Have you got 2 pictures of the exactly identical place and with the same point of view, during a day with and one without smog.
I would like using them, if you please, to illustrate my PhD on air pollution!
I have searched on your Flickr page, but you've got so many pictures that I have perhaps forget one.
Thank you so much for your help!
Steve
Posted by Steve on May 12, 2008 at 11:25 PM HKT #
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Posted by plop on December 10, 2008 at 03:25 AM HKT #
you guys are crazy living in that city.
i got 2 words for you, and i suggest you look them up--- airway hyperreactivity, and respiratory acidosis.
try fighting pneumonia, after breathing that stuff for 10 years or more?
it will probably sound something like this
haaaaa-whooooo haaaaa-whooooo haaaaa-whooooo
Posted by coalminers grandson on February 24, 2009 at 11:58 AM HKT #