Great Smog of London

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:disaster_response
air pollution event
gptkbp:cause coal burning
weather inversion
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:duration 5 days
gptkbp:effect transport disruption
thousands of deaths
respiratory illnesses
gptkbp:endDate 1952-12-09
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Great Smog of London
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Clean_Air_Act_1956
gptkbp:location gptkb:London
gptkbp:mainPollutant gptkb:sulphur_dioxide
aerosol
gptkbp:mediaCoverage international
gptkbp:notableFor severe air pollution
gptkbp:startDate 1952-12-05
gptkbp:victim 4000
up to 12000 (later estimates)
gptkbp:weather anticyclone
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Clean_Air_Act_1956
gptkb:1948_Donora_smog
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6