Jakarta is third most polluted


Haze shrouds the Indonesian capital Jakarta on July 27, 2017.The haze is an annual problem in Indonesia caused by fires set in forests and carbon-rich peatland to clear land for palm oil and pulpwood plantations. / AFP PHOTO / BAY ISMOYO

JAKARTA: Anyone who wants to live a healthy life may have to consider moving out of Jakarta, as the city continues to climb up the rankings for the world’s worst air quality.

Based on a real-time air quality index uploaded to the Airvisual application at midday on Friday, Sept 15, Jakarta ranked third as the most polluted city in the world, after Beijing and Dhaka, among 70 cities measured across the globe.

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