Monet's odes to London's 'beautiful' smog appear in city Claude Monet was ... He stayed in the Savoy Hotel, from where he had a breathtaking view of the Waterloo and Charing Cross bridges.

Tonight revisits the scenes of chaos caused by the "dark-yellow choking mass". Thick smog descended on London in December 1952, bringing the city to a standstill and contributing to the deaths of ...

A London policeman wearing a mask for protection against the thick fog which hit most of the country and turned to smog in the city on Jan. 1, 1962. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images) London's poor ...

The smog choking Lahore today is not unprecedented. Let us consider the Great Smog of London in December 1952. This toxic fog, laden with smoke and pollutants, enveloped the city for five days ...

The Great Smog of London in 1952 caused over 12,000 deaths from coal burning. Swift government action, including the Clean Air Act of 1956, helped resolve the issue.

causing "pea-soup" conditions where the smog appeared yellow or green due to sulphur pollutants. A London policeman wearing a mask for protection against the thick fog which hit most of the country ...