London Killer Fog Of 1952

London Killer Fog Of 1952

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Environmental

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Environmental #2

Now I will explain the steps that were needed to take place to find a solution to the environmental affect which is pollution!!!!! The society of London could have not burn a lot of coal. Burning coal causes a lot of pollution. They could have burned less coal so there wouldn't pollution and they wouldn't be affected. . They couldn't really stop the fog in many ways. But they could help themselves by, not going outside because the fog could harm their bodies. These were some actions needed to take place to help with the environmental affect.

Hello Mr.Baird and classmates! We are here today to talk you about the London killer fog of 1952. This blanketed the city of London with fog so thick that you couldn't see 5 feet in front of you! It happened in mid-December and lasted for about 5 days. The fog had a death toll of 4000 people!

I'm doing environmental and my amazing question is what environmental affect did the London Fog have on the society of London? I will also explain the actions needed to take place to find a solution to the environmental affect. One main environmental affect from the London Fog is that crops were killed because of the fog. This affected the farmers because they had to get rid of the crops and start over. This impacted on the society of London because the crops the farmers planted were used to contribute to the society. If the crops died then the society of London wont get any food. If the society doesn't get any food then they wont have any energy and wont be able to go to work. This is how crops being gone can affect the society of London. As you can see, it can make a huge impact on the society.

The Government actually couldn't help DURING the 5 days of fog, but they could help after. They couldn't help because the sulfur dioxide in the fog couldn't be removed, because sulfur dioxide removal is impossible. However, they did have to help out. For starters, the passed the Clean Air Act, which created a bunch of ways to reduce pollution,by forming Smoke Control Areas, or SCA's. SCA's were only in certain towns, where they would burn smokeless fuels to lessen air pollution. They also started to put longer chimneys on houses so the fumes would not stick in the houses. The Government also decided to pass laws so this wouldn't happen again. The only thing they really could do during the fog was to close down the city to keep people from coming into the city and hurting themselves.

When the 4000 people died, do you think people took that lightly? Maybe 4000 people could've became depressed or suicidal, affecting everyone who knew them. Also, depression doesn't leave all that fast, who knows how long these people were depressed? First, let me give you a bit of information on depression. Depression is when its hard for you to enjoy life and experience pleasure, usually happening when a family or friend dies. With 4000 people,most of them probably had family. Say a man named Rob died. Say his parents fell into a depressive state. And say his parents had a job. And say they stopped going to work because of their depression. Now they can't make money. Now they can't pay taxes or bills. Now they can't buy food. Sad,isn't it? This is a social affect because depression affects everyone around you, causing everyone around you to be in a permanent bad mood, affecting life all the time.

Another way that the London killer fog had a environmental affect on the society is that there was pollution and this was caused because people burned more coal to stay warm. The pollution made a huge impact on the society of London because the pollution made it hard for the people to walk and drive. The fog/pollution entered into indoor spaces. The pollution also made people sick and they couldn't even breath. The society of London were very ill.

There were also short-term and long-term effects from the fog/pollution. Some short-term effects are irritation to the skin, throat, and eyes. Some long-term effects are heart disease and lung cancer. The pollution was a huge environmental affect from the London Killer Fog. It also made a huge impact on the society of London.

The fog also affected cattle too. Cattle were killed before they were sold because they could have black lungs from the pollution. This affected the society because cattle was their food.

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Bibliography

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Carma's Websites:

1. www.blueandgreentomorrow.com

2. www.dailymail.co.uk

3. www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2013/01/the-deadly-london-smog-of-1952/

4. www.history.com/killerfoglondon1952aftermath

Because of the London smog, there were some big changes in jobs and money. First, let's talk about shops and stores. Because of the fog shops and stores were shutting down. Some cars even crashed into the shops from drivers not being able to see through the fog. Repairs had cost a lot of money. Well if shops and stores were shutting down that left everybody off of work, which means losing and not learning valuable money. Also if shops were shutting down, there was nowhere for Londoners to get food or water from the stores for five days.

By Linda:The London Killer fog of 1952 had many social, political, environmental, and economical affects. The fog had a huge impact on the society of London. We chose this man-made disaster because we found it very interesting. Also we wanted you to know about this disaster and how it affected the people of London. The main cause to this disaster was coal! Burning coal caused a lot of pollution. We hope you enjoyed our presentation and learned something new. Thank You

All of this chaos was caused by one thing; COAL. People were burning coal in the fireplaces to keep warm. After the fog the government wanted Londoners to stop using coal. They wanted them to use gas, oil and electricity, which was way more expensive then coal. It took a lot of effort to get everyone to stop using coal, and start using the other resources. Not very many people could afford any of these resources either.

You may be thinking why we should care about what happened to the society of London. Its in the past, but we still should care about them. Why do we care about the Boston Bombing or the tsunami that happened in Japan? We care about these disasters because many lives were affected. People died and families were depressed and hurt. We are all created in the image of God. He wants us to care and love for each other. What if you were in the society of London when the fog happened? That would make you devastated and scared. Sometimes you have to think about how others feel and open your mind.

Linda's Websites:

1. www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2013/01/the-deadly-london-smog-of 1952/

2..www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php2storyid=873954

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4. www.epa.gov/region1/airquality.com

5. www.conserve-energy-future.com/causes-and-effects-of-soil-pollution.php

Hannah's Websites

1. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyid=873954.com

2. http://www.straightdope.com

3. http://www.martinfrost.ws/htmfiles/great_smog.ca

4. http://www.toxipedia.org

5. http://wikipedia.org

6. http://environmetalgraffiti.com

7. http://todayifoundout.com

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10. www.depressionsymptoms.com