AKUREYRI _ ICELAND

Akureyri is a small city in northern Iceland. It is Iceland's second

largest urban area and 4th largest municipality.

Akureyri is an important port and fishing centre too.

Eerie Photos From The Early 20th Century Show How Bad The Fog In London Once Was

When you hear the words "pea soup", you probably think of, well, pea soup. But pea soup is also the name of a particular type of thick fog, and in the early 20th century London was literally drowning in it.

Also known as black fog or killer fog, it's caused by soot particles and poisonous sulfur dioxide produced by the burning of soft coal in homes and factories. The fog is potentially lethal, especially for the elderly and those with respiratory problems, and as you can see from these vintage photographs, there was no way to escape it. The choking pollution culminated in the Great Smog of 1952, and although the Clean Air Act was implemented just four years later, an estimated 12,000 people are believed to have died as a result of the hazardous air pollution. (h/t: vintage everyday)

#1 A Lamp Lighter At Work In Finsbury Park, London, 17 October 1935

#2 Fleet Street, 6 December 1952

#3 A Man Lighting His Pipe In Thick Fog Under The Arches At The Temple, London , 23 December 1935

#4 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, 24 January 1934

#6 National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, 1 December 1948

#7 The Tower Of London, January 1947

#8 An Iceman Delivers In The Fog, 1 October 1919

#9 A Young Couple During The Great Smog, 1952

#10 Liverpool St. Station, 29 January 1959

#11 Westminster Bridge, 14 January 1955

#12 Hyde Park Corner, 25 October 1938

#13 St Pancras Railway Station, 1 July 1907

#15 Piccadilly Circus, 6 December 1952

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