The science of smog - Kim Preshoff
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On July 26, 1943, Los Angeles was blanketed by a thick gas that stung
people’s eyes and blocked out the Sun. Panicked residents believed their
city had been attacked using chemical warfare. But the cloud wasn’t an
act of war. It was smog. So what is this thick
gray haze actually made of? And why does it affect some cities and not
others? Kim Preshoff details the science behind smog.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator
- Kim Preshoff
- Director
- Mauricio Vargas
- Script Editor
- Alex Gendler
- Producer
- Andrés F. Urbina
- Art Director
- Maria Camila Gómez
