The Effect of Climate Change on the City of Los Angeles Smog

Has climate change had an effect on the air quality seen in the L.A. basin over the past couple of decades?

Introduction

Smog is the basic interpretation used when fog and pollution collide, which can really reduce one's visibility off into the distance. Since smoke and fog are the leading factors in producing smog, that is how the word was derived and was first described as 'smog' by physician Harold Des Veaux in 1905. The reason for the contamination of natural fog by smoke is due to the air quality present which creates a broad and heavy form of fog pollutant. The main form of smog seen today in Los Angeles is caused by photochemical smog. What impact has been seen in the city of Los Angeles due to smog and its contributing factors? Can it ultimately be resolved? This is a very important topic and it will be crucial to understand certain aspects of it.

Photo: Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles being cover by smog
Air pollution causing long-term impairment to children's lungs
A dried lake bed bakes in the sun at Nicasio Reservoir in Nicasio, California
L.A. Civic Center masked by smog on January 6, 1948. Courtesy of UCLA Library Special Collections - Los Angeles Times Photographic Archive. Source: https://www.kcet.org/shows/lost-la/l-a-s-smoggy-past-in-photos
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