In this article, published in the New York Times, Stephen Castle touches on the issue of the smog that beset London on Wednesday.  According to Castle, “Central London had moderate levels of air pollution on Wednesday, with a score of 6 on an index on which 10 ranks “very high.””  Recall that a number of cities in China were beset by the same problems with smog earlier this year.  In fact, in this article, published in The Guardian, author Adam Vaughan identifies nine cities that suffered from the same smog issues.  Call to memory too that Paris came under clouds of smog earlier this year, initiating a driving ban and offering free mass transit.  More on this can be found in this article published in the Los Angeles Times.

In an era where cities around the world are being beset by smog and all of the health-related implications of the pollution causing it, will this become the new norm?