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London smog disaster: Dec. 4-10, 1952, damp air, gray skies, no wind and a powerful inversion sealed London in a toxic mix of pollutants from power plants, coal stoves and the city’s new fleet of 8,000 diesel buses. The toxic air brought death to 12,000 Londoners.