KILLER FOG!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

The Killer Fog of 1952 took place in London, England on December 5th and was an environmental disaster that took up to 12 000 lives within approximately a week. The Fog affected many and left just as quickly as it came. In the beginning though 900 lives were taken per day. London seems to have a history of having a thick smog in the heart of the city- in other years the smog tended to be worse in winter months do to the burning of coal for heat. The fog of 1952 was a combination of Carbon dioxide, hydrochloric acid, fluorine compounds and sulphuric acid that clung to water particles in the air to form the deadly fog. Problems were further compounded by the anticyclone hanging over London - which is a system of rotating winds that pushed air downwards and trapped the smoke over the city thus  preventing it from disappearing. The first victims of the Killer Fog were young children, elderly, and the weak or already ill people of London.  The citizens of London were still feeling the affects of the fog even after it left and people were still dieing. Now, 50 years later the Killer fog of 1952 is known as the most fatal environmental story EVER!