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The "first"? What did they label all of those? https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/smog-kills-thousands-in-england https://www.history.com/this-day-in-
by Raphmedia 6y ago
The "first"? What did they label all of those?
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/smog-kills-thousands-in-england https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/smog-kills-thous...
- three_seagrass 6y agoThey're not sure how many people died during that time and can only estimate impact. This little girl's death is directly attributable to the nitrites in the air and lack of prevention.
- paxys 6y agoMy guess is whatever the immediate cause was - accidents, CO poisoning, pre-existing respiratory problems, flu.
- whitten 6y agoThank you Karawebnetwork. I read comments specifically to address this issue. I think Smog=Smoke+Fog is an example of air pollution. I'm sad so many people suffered from it, and sad that this girl died as well. Forgetting something that happened in the 1950s, because it was more than 65 years ago, doesn't seem like accurate journalism to me.
- Raphmedia 6y agoThis event directly contributed to the existence of the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_Air_Act_1956 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_Air_Act_1956 too.