Morgan County News | 1939-05-26 | Page 3 | London Fogs Are Fewer and Not So Heavy Now

london fogs are fewer and not so heavy now LONDON london is losing its reputation as a foggy metropolis for the second winter in succession there has been an unusual freedom from dense fog in the london area since december 1 london has had fewer than half the normal number of foggy days A vigorous air circulation over most of britain has been responsible for this A winter with little fog means better health statistics show that there is a sharp increase m crease in respiratory troubles in a long spell of damp or foggy weather the air near the ground in a thickly populated area may contain up to per cent more poisonous carbon monoxide from motor exhausts during calm foggy weather than when there is a moderate breeze blowing and no fog when a dense fog settles over london there may be suspended in the atmosphere from to tons of grime Is there any place in britain e entirely free from fog so far as is known the least foggiest spots are at Ston noway in the outer hebrides and at blackwood point northwest wea ireland where fogs occur on the average of once a year