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The first recognized episodes of ‘smog’ occurred in Los Angeles in the summer of 1943. Visibility was only three blocks. People suffered from burning eyes and lungs, and nausea. The phenomenon was termed a "gas attack" and blamed on a nearby butadiene plant. But when the plant was shut down, the smog did not abate.
7 wrz 2015 · SMOG comes from “smoke” and “fog,” of course, but in Los Angeles and most of California one of its primary components is vehicle emissions. When a weather inversion hits Los Angeles, (meaning that the air is literally trapped), then the pollution from the area’s millions of cars, has nowhere to go.
1 paź 2023 · Los Angeles' first documented smog attack — yes, we had smog attacks — was in 1943. We've been fighting the sources of pollution and the quirks of geography that trap it ever since. News
14 wrz 2020 · Although California has made strides in air quality, pollution levels have begun to creep back up. Above, the smog near L.A. City Hall is so bad in 1953 that pedestrians carry rags to wipe...
From 1905 to 1912, the Los Angeles City Council adopted several measures to combat dense smoke emissions. As the century progressed, the city sprawled and industry boomed, overwhelming those first primitive air pollution control measures.
Learn how Los Angeles County established the nation's first air pollution control program in 1947 and fought against smog for half a century. See photos, timelines and milestones of the Southland's clean air journey.
8 sty 2024 · The smog appeared out of nowhere on July 8, 1943, blinding drivers and causing car crashes. Mothers grabbed their children and ran inside hotels to escape unwanted fumes. Some thought it...
