From December 4, 1952 to 9, the London over the high pressure system control, a large number of factory production and residents of coal-fired heating emissions from the waste gas is difficult to spread, accumulate over the city. The city of London is covered by a dark mist, and there is hardly a car on the road, and people are very careful to go along the sidewalk.

As the birthplace of the industrial revolution, a large number of industrial and living coal combustion, when large coal-fired power stations around London, every day, more than 1000 tons of smoke particles, 2000 tons of carbon dioxide, 140 tons of hydrochloric acid, 370 tons of sulfur dioxide, etc..

1937, the British FA Cup semi-final, goalkeeper in the thick haze of difficult to find opponents

In 1938 London, a woman holding a torch to guide the car in the haze

Lovers take a mask in the outdoor

Even pets were forced to wear a mask.

In London in December 5, 1952, the same as the night the day, the disappearance of the landmark, fog diffuse even indoors, many activities were canceled, People are hurrying to and fro. all wearing masks, people walk to look down the road, an inattentive will trip.

The week beginning December 5, 1952 in London, people began to feel breathing difficulties, eye pain, asthma, cough symptoms, the London hospital due to respiratory disease patients increased and was full, the city of London can be heard everywhere cough.

Just a few days time, the sudden death of 4000 people in Britain, more than 100 thousand people infected with respiratory diseases, and the children of the elderly, many of the deceased because of bronchial and pulmonary infection was severe, because of severe fog, ambulances are not working properly, after a few weeks and thousands of people died, a total of more than 10 thousand and 2 people died. Is a famous British history "smog event", has become one of the ten major environmental pollution events in twentieth Century.

Although a few days after the fog gradually dispersed, but the field such as total solar eclipse darkness and shock casualties but let the British to reflect upon the.

In 1953, London has set up the Beaver Committee the (Bif Committee), used to investigate the haze incident, to develop countermeasures.

The United Kingdom in 1956 promulgated the "Clean Air Acts" (Clean Air Act), which is the world's first air pollution prevention act, forced the city of London industrial power plants were closed, only to the outskirts of the city, smoke-free, smoke-free areas have banned the use of pollution in the city of London for fuel, a chimney removed.

Britain began a large-scale transformation of the city residents of the traditional stove, burning less coal and natural gas, concentrated in winter heating, household fireplace renovation costs 70% government subsidies, in violation of the provisions of the person punished, 10-100 pounds of fines or imprisonment for 3 months.

Governance Pollution road resistance and long, from 1957 to 1962, London has occurred 12 times a serious haze incident.

In 1968, the United Kingdom and expanded the Clean Air Act

In 1974, the British Control Pollution ACt (of), the composition of motor vehicle fuel, and to limit the oil (used in motor vehicles or fireplace) of sulfur content.

By 1975, London's fog day has been reduced to 15 days a year, and in 1980 it was further reduced to 5 days.

After 1980, the number of cars has increased, and the tail gas began to replace coal combustion, as the main source of pollution.

In 1993, all new cars in the UK must be equipped with catalytic converters to reduce pollution.

In February 2008, London on large displacement cars into the city costs rose to 25 pounds a day, downtown parking monthly rent of up to 650 pounds, the first in the world, urban traffic control effectively.

Hybrid low pollution buses put into operation.

The car almost disappeared. On the next to the prime minister, ministers and members of the bike to the subway to work,

Of course, there is a large area of green

60 years later, London slowly remove the fog hat, but this is not only a stubborn haze wind blows away, this is all based on tens of thousands of lives on the lesson of blood, is the joint efforts of the British government and people in exchange for.

　　1952年12月4日至9日，伦敦上空受高压系统控制，大量工厂生产和居民燃煤取暖排出的废气难以扩散，积聚在城市上空。伦敦城被黑暗的迷雾所笼罩，马路上几乎没有车，人们小心翼翼地沿着人行道摸索前进。

　　作为工业革命的发源地，大量的工业和生活煤炭的燃烧，当时伦敦周边的大型的火力发电站每天都排放超1000吨的烟雾颗粒，2000吨二氧化碳，140吨盐酸，370吨二氧化硫等。

　　1937年，英国足总杯半决赛，门将在浓浓的雾霾中艰难的寻找对手

　　1938年的伦敦，一名女子拿手电筒给雾霾中的车引路

　　情侣们带着口罩在户外约

　　连宠物也被迫戴上了口罩

　　1952年12月5日的伦敦，同样的白昼如夜，消失的地标，浓雾甚至弥漫进了室内，很多活动被迫取消，人来人往都戴着口罩，人们走路都要低头看路，一不留神就会绊倒。

　　1952年12月5日开始的一星期内，伦敦市民开始感到呼吸困难、眼睛刺痛，发生哮喘、咳嗽的症状，伦敦医院由于呼吸道疾病患者剧增而一时爆满，伦敦城内到处都可以听到咳嗽声。

　　短短几天时间，英国4000人突然离世，超过10万人感染呼吸道疾病，波及儿童老人，很多逝者都因为支气管和肺部重度感染，当时因为严重大雾，救护车都没法正常工作，数周后又有几千人死亡，共计死亡1万2千多人。是英国历史上著名的“毒雾事件”，也成为了20世纪十大环境公害事件之一。

　　大雾虽然在几天后渐渐散去，但这场如日全食般的黑暗和让人震惊的伤亡数字却让英国人开始深刻反思。

　　1953年伦敦专门成立了the Beaver Committee（比弗委员会），用来调查雾霾事件，制定对策。

　　1956年英国颁布了《Clean Air Acts》（清洁空气法案），这也是世界上第一部空气污染防治法案，强制伦敦市区的工业电厂等全部关闭，只能挪到郊区，城市里设立无烟区，无烟区里禁止使用产生污染的燃料，下国为伦敦市区一个烟囱被拆除。

　　英国开始大规模改造城市居民的传统用灶，减少煤炭燃烧，改天然气，冬季集中供暧，家用壁炉改造费用政府补贴70%，违反规定的人严惩，10-100英镑罚款或3个月监禁。

　　治理污染道阻且长，1957年到1962年，伦敦又发生了12次严重的雾霾事件。

　　1968年，英国又扩充了《清洁空气法案》

　　1974年，英国颁布了《污染控制法》(Control of Pollution ACt)，规定机动车燃料的组成，并限制了油品（用于机动车或壁炉）中硫的含量。

　　到了1975年，伦敦的雾日已由每年几十天减少到了15天，1980年则进一步降到5天。

　　1980年之后，汽车数量暴增，尾气开始替代煤炭燃烧，成为主要的污染源。

　　1993年，所有英国出手的新车都必须加装催化器减少污染。

　　2008年2月，伦敦对大排量汽车的进城费升至25镑每天，闹市区停车位月租高达650镑，全球之首，市区车流量得到有效控制。

　　混合动力低污染的公交车投入运营。

　　政府用车几乎绝迹．上到首相，下到部长和议员都自行车，地铁上下班

　　当然还有大面积的绿化

　　60几年过去了，伦敦慢慢的摘掉了“雾都”的帽子，但这片固执雾霾可不是仅靠一阵风吹走的，这一切都是建立在数万人生命上的血的教训，是英国政府和人民的共同努力换来的。