Residents and visitors to the French capital are basking in an unseasonal streak of sunshine. But as the T-shirts and sunglasses appear, so have the dire warnings of air pollution.
Weather forecasters on Monday said Paris would enjoy sunny skies and an average temperature of 19°C (66°F), but pollution watchdog group Airparif simultaneously announced that the city would experience a potentially dangerous level of air pollution.
Airparif, which takes readings of Paris’ air quality from a hot-air balloon that rises up to 300 metres above the city, raised the pollution level to “high” at the start of the working week. Comments to taglines2@gmail.com
