“Such is the nature of evil. Out there in the vast ignorance of the world, it festers and spreads. A shadow that grows in the dark. A sleepless malice as black as the oncoming wall of night. So it ever was, so will it always be. In time all foul things come forth.” (The Desolation of Smaug) Thranduil is talking about a more physical evil. But it could also be seen as a perception on an invisible evil, that the world brings upon itself by being careless. Such is the case for smog. Smog is a combination of the words smoke and fog. Smog can also be used to describe fog that has smoke or soot in it. Smog occurs mainly due to air pollution, and can make it difficult to breath. There are two types of smog, London smog and LA smog. The London
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December 5 started like any other day, clear skies, with an unusual cold, which would later be discovered a result of an anticyclone. Coal fireplaces were used to warm homes, and as the day went on the city was covered with a light veil of fog. By the afternoon, the fog turned a sickly yellow colour the thousands of tons of soot from chimneys and industrial smokestacks. This “pea souper” was a thicker poisonous brew that had never been seen before, with the air 1,000 feet above the surface warmer than that at ground level, keeping the smoke from the coal being burned from rising. For five days the fog brought London to a halt. Transportation was futile, the only fully functioning form was the Underground. Pedestrians walking the streets had to avoid the greasy black ooze that coated the sidewalks. When the fog finally cleared five days later, it was discovered that over 4,000 more people than usual had died for that time of year, some of them had fallen into the Thames and drowned as they couldn’t see the river. Approximately 8,000 more died from exposure, bringing the death count over 12,000. In 1956, Parliament passed two Clean Air Acts, which worked to eliminate the burning of coal in homes and …show more content…
LA is home to the 5th largest airport (LAX) and port (Port of Los Angeles) in the world. LA also has 14 oil refineries, which produce a fair share of chemicals, such as volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that are released in the air. Over 5 million cars are registered in the county of Los Angeles, the only states that have more cars than Los Angeles county registered are Texas, New York, Florida, and Ohio. With more than 600,000 cars sold in Southern California annually, and with 96.4% of LA’s population driving to work the exhaust piles up. All of these factors come together to make LA’s
December 5 started like any other day, clear skies, with an unusual cold, which would later be discovered a result of an anticyclone. Coal fireplaces were used to warm homes, and as the day went on the city was covered with a light veil of fog. By the afternoon, the fog turned a sickly yellow colour the thousands of tons of soot from chimneys and industrial smokestacks. This “pea souper” was a thicker poisonous brew that had never been seen before, with the air 1,000 feet above the surface warmer than that at ground level, keeping the smoke from the coal being burned from rising. For five days the fog brought London to a halt. Transportation was futile, the only fully functioning form was the Underground. Pedestrians walking the streets had to avoid the greasy black ooze that coated the sidewalks. When the fog finally cleared five days later, it was discovered that over 4,000 more people than usual had died for that time of year, some of them had fallen into the Thames and drowned as they couldn’t see the river. Approximately 8,000 more died from exposure, bringing the death count over 12,000. In 1956, Parliament passed two Clean Air Acts, which worked to eliminate the burning of coal in homes and …show more content…
LA is home to the 5th largest airport (LAX) and port (Port of Los Angeles) in the world. LA also has 14 oil refineries, which produce a fair share of chemicals, such as volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that are released in the air. Over 5 million cars are registered in the county of Los Angeles, the only states that have more cars than Los Angeles county registered are Texas, New York, Florida, and Ohio. With more than 600,000 cars sold in Southern California annually, and with 96.4% of LA’s population driving to work the exhaust piles up. All of these factors come together to make LA’s