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unusual facts about Pea soup fog


London fog

London fog, the so-called Pea soup fog in London in the late 19th and early 20th centuries


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Visibility at these times could become as low as a few feet (hence the "London fogs" of movie fame) and when combined with the soot created lethal long-persistence smog: these conditions led to the passing of the UK's "Clean Air Act" which banned the burning of smoke-producing fuel.


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