Have we learned the lessons from the history of London fogs? | Christine L Corton
by Christine L Corton from Environment | The Guardian on (#2AMT5)
Writers and artists were inspired by the pea-soupers but smog cost thousands of lives
Londoners are being warned not to breathe too deeply when they go outside. A toxic fog is hanging over the streets, threatening the health and wellbeing of the capital. It is small consolation to know that this has been the state of the city's air for more than 200 years.
London is in a natural basin surrounded by hills and its air generally holds moisture because of the river running through it, so it has always had a natural fog problem.
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