Period+9+-+London

   London Smog Disaster  of 1952 **London Smog lasted December 5 to December 9 ** **// Major Details: // ** The smog began to form when the wind stopped and the air grew damp. The smog consisted of tons of black soot, tar particles, and sulfur dioxide. When someone was walking down the road they could hear people and cars but they could not see anything. The smog would come into people's homes through the tightly closed windows. The buses stopped running so, people could not get home. The smog lasted 5 days and about 4,000 people died. Most of them who died were very young, elderly, or had breathing or heart problems. Another 8,000 people died in the weeks and months after. // **    C   ause: ** //  In early December of 1952, a cold fog cascaded over London. Because of the chilly weather, the city began burning more coal than normal to keep warm. The pollution that was produced got stuck in the dense mass of cold air that surrounded London. The accumulation of pollutants, especially coal smoke, increased dramatically. Also, due to tough economic times, the people of London used low-quality, high-sulfur coal to heat their homes which only made the situation worse. **// Laws and policies:   //**          In 1956, the //Clean Air Act// was created to lower the amount of domestic smoke pollution.
 * Created smokeless zones
 * Government provide money for people to use another form of energy instead of coal

In 1968, the //Clean Air Act// was directed to the industries
 * Build higher chimneys
 * Pollutants could be released higher in air

** NOTE: Later they found out that the taller chimneys led to acid rain in areas with low levels of sulfur dioxide **.
 * The sulfur dioxide was transferred to these locations (This is called Transboundary pollution)

**//Works Cited //** http://www.ace.mmu.ac.uk/eae/air_quality/older/Great_London_Smog.html http://www.hotelara.com/england/2008/01/26/the-smog-of-london/ http://www.eoearth.org/article/London_smog_disaster,_England http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-98539832.html **// Pictures Works Cited //** http://farm1.static.flickr.com/120/413232968_569b5ae5f8.jpg?v=0 http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/4022/18745257bc9.jpg http://www.ace.mmu.ac.uk/Resources/Fact_Sheets/Key_Stage_3/Air_Pollution/images/01b.jpg http://environment.yale.edu/bell/research/files/london_1952.jpg


 * Comments:**
 * The layout presents the information well, and the black and white colors give it somewhat of an appropriate view of the time period in which this happened, it is "old-fashioned" in black and white. There could be a little more detail in explaining the laws and policies but overall, i like the site.
 * This site is very oganized and is put together very well. I like the last picture, which puts comedy into the site and the other pictures in black and white give the site an old time feel. Finally, the sources are sited very well. The only thing that I think the site could use is a little bit more information and interesting facts.
 * The layout is very organized and precise. I think the summarization is great. It is to the point and not excessive, but i think it still needs more information in each category. Maybe you could have added a personal story surrounding the Smog.I really like the consistency of fonts and the size of the fonts. Job well done!
 * The page is pretty organized and presents information in a clear way. The only thing is that you could have added some more information overall.