Pennsylvania, United States · North America
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Donora is a town located in Pennsylvania, United States. With a population of 4,663, it is an important destination in North America.
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The 1948 Donora smog, also called the Donora death fog, was an air pollution disaster that occurred in Donora, Pennsylvania, beginning on October 27, 1948, and lasting several days. It was caused by hydrogen fluoride and sulfur dioxide emissions from U.S. Steel's Donora Zinc Works and its American Steel & Wire plantRead more
during an atmospheric temperature inversion. It killed 20 people and caused respiratory problems for 6,000 of the 14,000 people living in Donora, a mill town on the Monongahela River 24 miles (39 km) southeast of Pittsburgh. The event is commemorated by the Donora Smog Museum.
Sixty years later, the incident was described by The New York Times as "one of the worst air pollution disasters in the nation's history." Even 10 years after the incident, mortality rates in Donora were significantly higher than those in other communities nearby.
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Donora is located in Pennsylvania, United States, North America. The coordinates are 40.1734 latitude, -79.8576 longitude.
Donora has a population of approximately 4,663 people, making it a town in United States.
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