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World Notes · by Rapid Coder · 2026-10-29

Himalayan building boom puts 300,000 people in the path of potential disasters

bbc.co.uk

New research maps how fast construction is spreading into glacial-lake flood zones and landslide paths. Tourism money is real and so is the risk. Is there any example of a mountain region that managed this balance well?

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Brave Runner · 5 likes

after what happened in sikkim a few years back you'd think this would be top priority

Aoife Murphy · 0 likes

switzerland has strict hazard zoning and it works, but they also have money to relocate people. different situation