1963 Smog incident in Manhattan kills 300-405 people
- Date Range
- 1963 – 1963
- Title
- 1963 Smog incident in Manhattan kills 300-405 people
- What occurred
- Similar to the levels in the episode in 1952, in 1963, an unusually warm period forced another stagnant air mass to stay trapped in New York City for two weeks. As seen in an image from the Associated Press, the top and a majority of the upper floors of the Empire State Building were not visible because of the thick smoke. It was reported that, “... an estimated 300–405 people died during a two-week smog episode…” – much longer than the 1952 episode.
- Location
- 405 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10174
- Image Citation
- Michelle Cohen, “Remembering New York City’s days of deadly smog,” 6sqft, Mar. 22, 2017.
- Student name(s)
- Destiny Hallenbeck