London’s Air Pollution — A Killer Hidden in Plain Sight

Mike McGarry
Sep 18, 2019 · 5 min read

When I first arrived in London last winter, I could sense that something was different about the city. At first I thought that it was just the surreal feeling of being somewhere that I had only ever seen in movies before.

Aerial view of Westminster and the River Thames

However, once that feeling faded, the sense that something didn’t quite add up pervaded. I thought perhaps it was the cold, being Australian I’m not…

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