Airparif, an organisation that was founded in 1979 to monitor the air quality of Paris, ranks the current levels of pollution as 'very high', the most severe ranking on its scale.
Paris is resorting to the emergency measure of making all public transport free in an attempt to deal with a smog problem that shrouded its famous skyline a murky veil.
Subways, buses and trains are free from today until the end of Sunday March 16,2014 in the entire Paris region, as well as in the cities of Caen and Rouen.
Bike-shares are also free, as are one-hour sessions for electric car shares.
Pollution in Paris has become so severe that it has brought a thick layer of smog down on the city
A picture of smog in Lille, meteorologists says recent warm weather has made the problem worse
A sign warning Parisians of the pollution levels and suggestions children stay indoors
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