Met Office Reports Smog Episode Amid Clean Air Act 1956 Passage

The Met Office reported on a smog episode, referencing the 1952 London fog, where visibility dropped significantly due to smoke, gases, and particles trapped by weather patterns. This event led to the passage of the Clean Air Act 1956 by Parliament, which introduced measures to control smoke and coal burning in Britain's towns and cities. The historical smog episode in London was linked to industrialization, coal burning, and factory emissions.

The reports detail how industrial pollution from coal burning and factory emissions created public health disasters in London. The subsequent Clean Air Act 1956 was a regulatory response aimed at changing how smoke and emissions were controlled in urban areas.