Question

Which was the first major disaster of air pollution?

(a) New York smog

(b) London smog

(c) Paris smog

(d) Delhi smog

This question was posed to me in an international level competition.

This intriguing question originated from History, Types and Sources of Air pollution’s topic in portion Environmental Pollution of Energy Management

Answer 1

Right answer is (b) London smog

To elaborate: Air pollution became a serious problem in London during the Industrial Revolution. The earliest recorded major disaster was the London smog that occurred in 1952, which resulted in more than 4000 deaths.