Introduction to smog
Download PDF Posted onThis webpage provides links to posts and pages about smog in London. See also Clean Air in London posts tagged ‘smog’.
1. Articles in the media
http://delicious.com/CleanAirLondon
2. Air quality forecasting
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Defra: UK-AIR homepage
Defra: Last 24 hours
http://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/latest/currentlevels?period=24
Defra: Latest measurement summary
http://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/latest/?zone_id=15&Submit=View&type=forecast
Defra: Latest measured levels
http://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/latest/currentlevels
Defra: Forecast in words
http://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/forecasting/
Defra: Regional forecast in numbers
http://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/forecasting/summary
European Environment Agency
http://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/air/air-quality/map/real-time-map
London Air Quality Network – Homepage
http://www.londonair.org.uk/LondonAir/Default.aspx
London Air Quality Network – Daily ahead forecast
http://www.londonair.org.uk/LondonAir/Forecast/
London Air Quality Network – Hourly bulletins
Meteo France: Monitoring atmospheric composition and climate (N.B. press submit)
http://macc-raq.gmes-atmosphere.eu/som_ensemble.php?datemodel=20120615&mod=ENS¶m=no2&field=Mean
Twitter list: updates from air pollution monitoring networks
https://twitter.com/CleanAirLondon/lists/smog
3. Defra and Public Health England
High pollution episode warning: First “summer-smog” of 2011, 21 April 2011
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/high-pollution-episode-warning-first-summer-smog-of-2011
Air pollution ‘Information bulletin’ in 2012, 3 April 2012
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/air-pollution
Defra – Sky lanterns cause bonfire night nuisance, 2 November 2012
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/sky-lanterns-cause-bonfire-night-nuisance
Air pollution advice to the public, 5 March 2013
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/air-pollution-advice-to-the-public
Changes to Defra’s UK-AIR website, 11 October 2013
http://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/news?view=175
High levels of air pollution prompt precautionary health advice (PHE), 2 April 2014 (updated 3 April)
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/high-levels-of-air-pollution-prompt-precautionary-health-advice
Air quality continues to improve across the UK (PHE), 4 April 2014
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/air-quality-is-continuing-to-improve-across-the-uk
Breathe Better Together (30 January 2015)
http://www.asthma.org.uk/news/launch-of-breathe-better-together-campaign
4. Selected updates from Clean Air in London (and Bonfire night)
Clean Air in London – Is it still Government policy to issue smog warnings, 20 April 2009
https://cleanair.london/solutions/is-it-still-government-policy-to-issue-smog-alerts-for-london/
A warning for the London 2012 Olympics as Defra issues ‘First “summer smog” of 2009 alert’, 1 June 2009
Government issues national ‘High pollution episode warning ‘First “summer smog” of 2011, 21 April 2011
Smog could affect athletes, 16 January 2012
https://cleanair.london/olympics/smog-could-affect-athletes/
Government systematically hiding smog episodes 60 years after the ‘Great Smog’, 4 December 2012
Government did cover-up smog episodes and would scrap monitoring, 11 September 2013
https://cleanair.london/health/defra-did-cover-up-smog-warnings-and-would-scrap-local-monitoring/
CAL 260 Defra_Bonfire Night_Ad-hoc report_2002
CAL 260 Defra Bonfire Night_Report_2007
CAL 260_Defra_Recent UK air pollution episodes 140508
5. Episode reports
London Air Quality Network (use drop-down menu for text explanations)
http://www.londonair.org.uk/london/asp/publicepisodes.asp?region=0
6. Health advice
Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants (detailed advice)
LBC Radio 97.3 news on 27 February 2013
http://audioboo.fm/boos/1236065-mayor-s-office-keep-kids-indoors-on-smog-days#t=0m0s
LBC Radio 97.3: News on 27 February 2013
Health impact of Summer Smogs in 2003 and 2006 published by Clean Air in London
Mayor’s Question Time: Hospital admissions and smog episodes
http://mqt.london.gov.uk/mqt/public/question.do?id=44601
London Air Quality Network (summary advice)
http://www.londonair.org.uk/london/asp/airpollutionhealth.asp?HealthPage=HealthAdvice
Research showing association between cardiovascular deaths and previous day particle number concentrations
https://cleanair.london/wp-content/uploads/KCL-Atkinson-Fuller-Particle-numbers-and-health.pdf
7. Media coverage
BBC Politics Sunday on 18 March 2012: London’s air pollution levels, monitoring and EU limits
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17421601
Evening Standard on 23 March 2012: Summer springs a surprise with six days of hot weather
Evening Standard on 16 March 2012: London smog scare
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/london/london-smog-scare-7575337.html
Guardian on 15 March 2012: London air pollution at record high
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/mar/15/london-air-pollution-record-high?intcmp=239
8. Weather forecasts
2 week forecast
http://www.timeanddate.com/weather/uk/london/ext
BBC 5 and 10 day forecasts
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2643743
Jetstream
http://www.netweather.tv/index.cgi?action=jetstream;sess=
Met Office 84 hour surface pressure forecast
Met Office five day weather forecast for London
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/forecast/?tab=fiveDay&locId=352409
9. Pollution Check
https://cleanair.london/indoor-air-quality/introduction-to-pollution-check/
Smog episodes up to August 2012
CAL 186 Introduction to smog_MQT smog hospitalisations
CAL 186 Introduction to smog_Defra smog warning 210411
CAL 186 Introduction to smog_Defra report on smog 2006
CAL 186 Introduction to smog_Defra report on smog 2003
CAL 066 Heatwave research 2003
CAL 066 Heatwave research 2006
CAL 264 GLA presentation to Fitzrovia BID_Breathe Better Days is ‘Solutions 4’ on page 8
http://aqicn.org/city/beijing/
Updated 1 November 2013