The thick layer of toxic smog that shrouds the national capital every year in winter season mirrors "The Great London Smog of ...
In late 1952, the city of London was blanketed by a cloud of fog. Then there was a lack of wind to blow it away and an upper layer of warm air that held it in place.
This particular type of smog, often called the "London smog" or sulphurous smog, is a result of sulphur oxides in the air that are produced when fossil fuels like coal are burned. In a damp ...
Recounts how the people of London, paralysed with fear, managed to guide residents lost in their own streets while others tried to get the injured to nearby hospitals, and how the undertakers ...
Residents of India's capital New Delhi choked in a blanketing toxic smog Wednesday as worsening air pollution surged past 50 ...
On the streets of Pakistan's second biggest city, smog stings eyes and burns throats. Inside homes, few people can afford air purifiers to limit the damage of toxic particles that seep through doors ...
Record-breaking levels of thick, toxic smog that have shrouded eastern Pakistan and northern India since last month can be seen in striking satellite imagery. A huge cloud of gray smog blankets ...
The health of 11 million children in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province is in danger because of air pollution, the UN children’s agency has warned. Toxic smog has shrouded Pakistan’s ...
A thick layer of toxic smog cloaked India’s capital on Friday as smoke from firecrackers used to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu ...