Burn Alerts

Air pollution soars as fog traps emissions in England’s urban areas

Air pollution soared to “very high” levels across urban parts of England on Monday as still, foggy weather kept emissions trapped after a weekend of fireworks and bonfires.

Hmm - was a propaganda opportunity lost in the fog?

Nope - 

Larissa Lockwood, the director of campaigns at Global Action Plan, said the high pollution levels were “not surprising at a time of year when people are lighting log burners, having bonfires and lighting fireworks. On top of the normal levels from transport and industry, we see higher levels of air pollution and they’re then unable to disperse because they’re trapped by the fog.”

Domestic burning and transport are the biggest sources of particulate pollution, she said. Lockwood called for a public health campaign on air pollution and “burn alerts”, asking people in towns and cities not to use wood burners when levels are high.