Two women take a selfie while wearing face masks on Oct. 1, 2023, in Jakarta amid air pollution. Jakarta was named the world’s most polluted city several times throughout 2023 by various air quality monitoring groups. - Photo: AFP file
JAKARTA: In the last weeks of 2024, Jakarta received a bright gift of clear blue sky, an unusual sighting in a city often covered by choking smog that made the country’s capital the world’s most polluted city.
But the clear horizon may not last long, as it depends on the weather and wind that may change.
