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Jakarta 2 weeks ago
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Blocked pipe leaves West Jakarta neighborhood dry for weeks
A blocked pipe due to nearby construction has left Jembatan Besi residents dealing with a weeks-long water outage, as PAM Jaya continues its efforts to restore services while battling the city's limited, aging grid.
Jakarta 1 year ago
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Prone to fire and fresh air problems, people in Tambora figure out life in a slum area
Living in a small alley near Duri Station in Tambora, West Jakarta, Nur Walidah, 37, prefers to sit outside her house, along with other mothers, while nurturing her four-year-old daughter.While the minimum standard of adequate living is a bit more than 7 square meters per person, it is not unheard for a family of four, or even more, to live in a cramped house as little as 15 sq m in size. On average, there are 17 Jakartans living to each 1 sq m of the city.
Environment 2 years ago
Why is 2023 so hot? A rare Pacific volcano is among the suspects
While most big blasts cool the planet with a sun-dimming haze, the eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai in January 2022 blew the equivalent of 60,000 Olympic swimming pools of water into the stratosphere, high above the planet.
